ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2021
A Round Trip to the Desert:
Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Abstract
Bioprospecting expeditions are often performed in remote locations, in order to access previously unexplored samples. Nevertheless, the actual potential of those samples is only assessed once scientists are back in the laboratory, where a time-consuming screening must take place. This work evaluates the suitability of using Nanopore sequencing during a journey to the Tabernas Desert (Spain) for forecasting the potential of specific samples in terms of bacterial diversity and prevalence of radiation- and desiccation-resistant taxa, which were the target of the bioprospecting activities. Samples collected during the first day were analyzed through 16S rRNA gene sequencing using a mobile laboratory. Results enabled the identification of locations showing the greatest and the least potential, and a second, informed sampling was performed focusing on those sites. After finishing the expedition, a culture collection of 166 strains belonging to 50 different genera was established. Overall, Nanopore and culturing data correlated well, since samples holding a greater potential at the microbiome level also yielded a more interesting set of microbial isolates, whereas samples showing less biodiversity resulted in a reduced (and redundant) set of culturable bacteria. Thus, we anticipate that portable sequencers hold potential as key, easy-to-use tools for
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