Abstract
Cáhuil Lagoon in central Chile harbors distinct microbial communities in various solar salterns that are arranged as interconnected ponds with increasing salt concentrations. Here, we report the metagenome of the 3.0- to 0.2-µm fraction of the microbial community present in a crystallizer pond with 34% salinity.
Highlights
Solar salterns represent unique extreme microbial ecosystems that are best studied by applying different molecular techniques [1]
We generated an additional data set from a solar saltern crystallizer pond in Cáhuil Lagoon (Chile)
We will continue to use the data for comparative studies on the metabolic potential and diversity of microorganisms inhabiting an environment with 10-fold seawater salt concentration
Summary
Solar salterns represent unique extreme microbial ecosystems that are best studied by applying different molecular techniques [1]. These habitats offer relatively low microbial diversity and are generally dominated by archaea [2]. We generated an additional data set from a solar saltern crystallizer pond in Cáhuil Lagoon (Chile).
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