Spatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Desert

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorParihar, Jagdish
dc.contributor.authorParihar, Suraj P
dc.contributor.authorSuravajhala, Prashanth
dc.contributor.authorBagaria, Ashima
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T08:09:15Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T08:09:15Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-17
dc.date.updated2022-03-24T14:46:53Z
dc.description.abstractThe arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan are one of the most extreme biomes of India, possessing diverse microbial communities that exhibit immense biotechnological potential for industries. Herein, we sampled study sites from arid and semi-arid regions of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India and subjected them to chemical, physical and metagenomics analysis. The microbial diversity was studied using V3–V4 amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA gene by Illumina MiSeq. Our metagenomic analyses revealed that the sampled sites consist mainly of Proteobacteria (19–31%) followed by unclassified bacteria (5–21%), Actinobacteria (3–25%), Planctomycetes (5–13%), Chloroflexi (2–14%), Bacteroidetes (3–12%), Firmicutes (3–7%), Acidobacteria (1–4%) and Patescibacteria (1–4%). We have found Proteobacteria in abundance which is associated with a range of activities involved in biogeochemical cycles such as carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur. Our study is perhaps the first of its kind to explore soil bacteria from arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan, India. We believe that the new microbial candidates found can be further explored for various industrial and biotechnological applications.en_US
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/biology11030461
dc.identifier.apacitationParihar, J., Parihar, S. P., Suravajhala, P., & Bagaria, A. (2022). Spatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Desert. <i>Biology</i>, 11(3), 461. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36355en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationParihar, Jagdish, Suraj P Parihar, Prashanth Suravajhala, and Ashima Bagaria "Spatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Desert." <i>Biology</i> 11, 3. (2022): 461. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36355en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationParihar, J., Parihar, S.P., Suravajhala, P. & Bagaria, A. 2022. Spatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Desert. <i>Biology.</i> 11(3):461. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36355en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Parihar, Jagdish AU - Parihar, Suraj P AU - Suravajhala, Prashanth AU - Bagaria, Ashima AB - The arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan are one of the most extreme biomes of India, possessing diverse microbial communities that exhibit immense biotechnological potential for industries. Herein, we sampled study sites from arid and semi-arid regions of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India and subjected them to chemical, physical and metagenomics analysis. The microbial diversity was studied using V3&ndash;V4 amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA gene by Illumina MiSeq. Our metagenomic analyses revealed that the sampled sites consist mainly of Proteobacteria (19&ndash;31%) followed by unclassified bacteria (5&ndash;21%), Actinobacteria (3&ndash;25%), Planctomycetes (5&ndash;13%), Chloroflexi (2&ndash;14%), Bacteroidetes (3&ndash;12%), Firmicutes (3&ndash;7%), Acidobacteria (1&ndash;4%) and Patescibacteria (1&ndash;4%). We have found Proteobacteria in abundance which is associated with a range of activities involved in biogeochemical cycles such as carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur. Our study is perhaps the first of its kind to explore soil bacteria from arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan, India. We believe that the new microbial candidates found can be further explored for various industrial and biotechnological applications. DA - 2022-03-17 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 3 J1 - Biology KW - metagenomics KW - extremophiles KW - microbial diversity KW - soil bacteria KW - evolutionary taxonomy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Spatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Desert TI - Spatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Desert UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36355 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/36355
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationParihar J, Parihar SP, Suravajhala P, Bagaria A. Spatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Desert. Biology. 2022;11(3):461. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36355.en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceBiologyen_US
dc.source.journalissue3en_US
dc.source.journalvolume11en_US
dc.source.pagination461en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/biology
dc.subjectmetagenomicsen_US
dc.subjectextremophiles
dc.subjectmicrobial diversity
dc.subjectsoil bacteria
dc.subjectevolutionary taxonomy
dc.titleSpatial Metagenomic Analysis in Understanding the Microbial Diversity of Thar Deserten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
biology-11-00461.pdf
Size:
6.42 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
0 B
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal Articles