Metagenomic evaluation of bacterial and archaeal diversity in the geothermal hot springs of manikaran, India

Sonu Bhatia; Navneet Batra; Ashish Pathak; Stefan J Green; Amit Joshi; Ashvini Chauhan

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01544-14

Metagenomic evaluation of bacterial and archaeal diversity in the geothermal hot springs of manikaran, India

Genome Announc. 2015 Feb 19;3(1):e01544-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01544-14.

Authors

Sonu Bhatia¹, Navneet Batra¹, Ashish Pathak², Stefan J Green³, Amit Joshi⁴, Ashvini Chauhan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biotechnology, GGDSD College, Chandigarh, India batranavneet@gmail.com.
² School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
³ DNA Services Facility, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁴ Department of Biotechnology, SGGS College, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Bacterial and archaeal diversity in geothermal spring water were investigated using 16S rRNA gene amplicon metagenomic sequencing. This revealed the dominance of Firmicutes, Aquificae, and the Deinococcus-Thermus group in this thermophilic environment. A number of sequences remained taxonomically unresolved, indicating the presence of potentially novel microbes in this unique habitat.