Characterizing the microbial metagenome of calcareous stromatolite formations in the San Felipe Creek in the Anza Borrego Desert.
Rosalina StanchevaArun SethuramanHossein KhadivarJenna ArchambeauElla CaughranAshley ChangBrad HunterChristian IhenyenMarvin OnwukweDariana PalaciosChloe La PrairieNicole ReadJulianna TsangBrianna VegaCristina VelasquezXiaoyu ZhangElinne BecketBetsy ReadPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2024)
We describe the metagenome composition, community functional annotation, and prokaryote diversity in calcareous stromatolites from a dry stream bed of the San Felipe Creek in the Anza Borrego Desert. Analyses show a community capable of nitrogen fixation, assimilatory nitrate reduction, biofilm formation, quorum sensing, and potential thick-walled akinete formation for desiccation resistance.