Investigation of Microbial Diversity in Geothermal Hot Springs in Unkeshwar, India, Based on 16S rRNA Amplicon Metagenome Sequencing

Gajanan T Mehetre; Aditi Paranjpe; Syed G Dastager; Mahesh S Dharne

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01766-15

Investigation of Microbial Diversity in Geothermal Hot Springs in Unkeshwar, India, Based on 16S rRNA Amplicon Metagenome Sequencing

Genome Announc. 2016 Feb 25;4(1):e01766-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01766-15.

Authors

Gajanan T Mehetre¹, Aditi Paranjpe², Syed G Dastager¹, Mahesh S Dharne³

Affiliations

¹ National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India.
² National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India.
³ National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India ms.dharne@ncl.res.in.

Abstract

Microbial diversity in geothermal waters of the Unkeshwar hot springs in Maharashtra, India, was studied using 16S rRNA amplicon metagenomic sequencing. Taxonomic analysis revealed the presence of Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Actinobacteria, Archeae, and OD1 phyla. Metabolic function prediction analysis indicated a battery of biological information systems indicating rich and novel microbial diversity, with potential biotechnological applications in this niche.