title: Metagenome of Mt. Erebus fumaroloes: site A surface
design: DNA was extracted from samples using a modified CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) bead-beating protocol. Extracted metagenomic DNA was frozen and sent to the sequencing facility at the University of California-Los Angeles. Metagenomic libraries were processed and sequenced using standard protocols for the 454-Ti platform.