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Fungal Diversity and Composition of the Continental Solar Saltern in Añana Salt Valley (Spain) [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2021
The Añana Salt Valley in Spain is an active continental solar saltern formed 220 million years ago. To date, no fungal genomic studies of continental salterns have been published, although DNA metabarcoding has recently expanded researchers’ ability to ...
Maia Azpiazu-Muniozguren, Alba Perez, Aitor Rementeria, Irati Martinez-Malaxetxebarria, Rodrigo Alonso, Lorena Laorden, Javier Gamboa, Joseba Bikandi, Javier Garaizar, Ilargi Martinez-Ballesteros   +9 more
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Complete genome sequence of the halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii PC0224, isolated from a solar saltern in Thailand [PDF]

BMC Genomic Data
Objectives Haloferax volcanii is an extreme halophile belonging to the Haloferacaceae family that thrives in hypersaline environments. This study presents the complete genome sequence of the H.
Manassanan Phatcharaharikarn, Pattarawan Ruangsuj, Thunwarat Songngamsuk, Parweenuch Santaweesuk, Marut Tangwattanachuleeporn, Kanokporn Srisucharitpanit, Prapimpun Wongchitrat, Montri Yasawong   +7 more
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Genome-based classification of Halonovum salinarum gen. nov., sp. nov., and Halonovum rutilum sp. nov., two novel halophilic archaea isolated from a solar saltern [PDF]

BMC Microbiology
Background Haloarchaea, belonging to the class Halobacteria, currently include more than 400 validly published species. The isolation of novel halophilic archaea is important for understanding their evolutionary, ecological, and taxonomic diversity ...
Chi Young Hwang, Eui-Sang Cho, Ki-Eun Lee, Eun-Young Lee, Myung-Ji Seo   +4 more
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A polyphasic approach in the identification and biochemical characterization of Dunaliella tertiolecta with biodiesel potential from a saltern in Mauritius [PDF]

PeerJ
Bioprospecting robust and oleaginous strain is crucial for the commercialization of microalgae-based biodiesel. In this study, a microalgal strain SCH18 was isolated from a solar saltern located in Mauritius.
Kamlesh Ramdhony, Daneshwar Puchooa, Turki Kh. Faraj, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, JunFu Li, Rajesh Jeewon   +5 more
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The Occurrence of Parthenogenetic Artemia Leach, 1819 (Crustacea: Anostraca) in Cancun Saltern, Mexico [PDF]

Journal of Genetic Resources, 2023
Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, constitutes a globally distributed halophilic zooplankton organism, occupying hypersaline environments including inland lakes, salterns, and coastal salt lagoons.
Ying Cao, Jorge Castro Mejía, Xiao-Fang Wu, Pei-Zheng Wang, Amin Eimanifar, Michael Wink   +5 more
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Trichotorquatus salinus sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Cyanobacteria) from a Saltern of Gomso, Republic of Korea

Diversity, 2023
Six strains of subaerial cyanobacteria were isolated from a Gomso saltern in the Republic of Korea, all of which were studied using morphological and molecular traits. Trichotorquatus salinus sp. nov.
Nam-Ju Lee, Do-Hyun Kim, Jee-Hwan Kim, An Suk Lim, Ok-Min Lee   +4 more
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Characterization of the Proteolytic Activity of a Halophilic Aspergillus reticulatus Strain SK1-1 Isolated from a Solar Saltern

Microorganisms, 2021
Salterns are hypersaline environments that are inhabited by diverse halophilic microorganisms, including fungi. In this study, we isolated a fungal strain SK1-1 from a saltern in the Republic of Korea, which was identified as Asperillus reticulatus. This
Dawoon Chung, Woon-Jong Yu, Ji-Yeon Lim, Nam-Seon Kang, Yong-Min Kwon, Grace Choi, Seung-Sub Bae, Kichul Cho, Dae-Sung Lee   +8 more
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A Differential Metabarcoding Approach to Describe Taxonomy Profiles of Bacteria and Archaea in the Saltern of Margherita di Savoia (Italy)

Microorganisms, 2020
Microorganisms inhabiting saline environments are an interesting ecological model for the study of the adaptation of organisms to extreme living conditions and constitute a precious resource of enzymes and bioproducts for biotechnological applications ...
Claudia Leoni, Mariateresa Volpicella, Bruno Fosso, Caterina Manzari, Elisabetta Piancone, Maria C.G. Dileo, Erika Arcadi, Michail Yakimov, Graziano Pesole, Luigi R. Ceci   +9 more
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Halophilic and Halotolerant Actinomycetes of Sambhar Salt Lake, India: Screening and Optimization of Cellulolytic Activity

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Actinomycetes are Gram-positive filamentous bacteria well known for the production of bioactive compounds. Recently, many halophilic habitats have been explored for isolation of actinomycetes that exhibit biotechnological potentials.
Charu Sharma, Payal Chaturvedi, Parikshana Mathur, Nupur Mathur, Pradeep Bhatnagar   +4 more
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Identification of an Amylomaltase from the Halophilic Archaeon Haloquadratum walsbyi by Functional Metagenomics: Structural and Functional Insights

Life, 2022
Amylomaltases are prokaryotic 4-α-glucanotransferases of the GH77 family. Thanks to the ability to modify starch, they constitute a group of enzymes of great interest for biotechnological applications.
Claudia Leoni, Caterina Manzari, Hai Tran, Peter N. Golyshin, Graziano Pesole, Mariateresa Volpicella, Luigi R. Ceci   +6 more
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