title: Investigation of Microbial Diversity in Geothermal Hot Springs in Unkeshwar, India, Based on 16S rRNA Amplicon Metagenome Sequencing.
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.
authors.affiliation: National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Gajanan T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Mehetre
authors.affiliation: National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India.
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paranjpe
authors.affiliation: National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Syed G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Dastager
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Mahesh S
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3965-7320
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dharne