organism: soil metagenome
description: This is a hyperarid biocrust which was obtained from the Arabah region (29°58′ N 35°3′ E ∼140 m a s l) - a dry valley part of the Jordan Rift Valley with mean annual precipitation of ∼20 mm and potential evapotranspiration of ∼2500 mm yr−1 giving it an aridity index of AIU = 0.009. The soil at this site is alkaline (pH ∼8.5) and calcareous.
attributes.tag: ENA-FIRST-PUBLIC
attributes.value: 2013-04-20
attributes.tag: ENA-LAST-UPDATE
attributes.value: 2012-12-21
attributes.tag: External Id
attributes.value: SAMEA1877596
attributes.tag: INSDC center alias
attributes.value: MPI-M
attributes.tag: INSDC center name
attributes.value: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
attributes.tag: INSDC first public
attributes.value: 2013-04-20T17:03:01Z
attributes.tag: INSDC last update
attributes.value: 2012-12-21T16:13:16Z
attributes.tag: INSDC status
attributes.value: public
attributes.tag: Submitter Id
attributes.value: HAL1W_1_H
attributes.tag: chimera check
attributes.value: UCHIME
attributes.tag: collection date
attributes.value: 2010-12-10
attributes.tag: current land use
attributes.value: Native
attributes.tag: depth
attributes.value: 0.003
attributes.tag: environment (biome)
attributes.value: Hyperarid desert
attributes.tag: environment (feature)
attributes.value: Biological soil crust
attributes.tag: environment (material)
attributes.value: Soil
attributes.tag: environmental package
attributes.value: soil
attributes.tag: geographic location (country and/or sea,region)
attributes.value: Israel
attributes.tag: geographic location (elevation)
attributes.value: 140
attributes.tag: geographic location (latitude)
attributes.value: 29.58
attributes.tag: geographic location (longitude)
attributes.value: 35.03
attributes.tag: horizon
attributes.value: biocrust
attributes.tag: investigation type
attributes.value: mimarks-survey
attributes.tag: mean annual and seasonal precipitation
attributes.value: 20
attributes.tag: miscellaneous parameter
attributes.value: Hydrated with 18-O H2O; incubated under light—oxic conditions for 1 week; heavy isotopic fraction
attributes.tag: multiplex identifiers
attributes.value: CCAATACG
attributes.tag: nucleic acid extraction
attributes.value: http://www.nature.com/protocolexchange/protocols/2484
attributes.tag: pH
attributes.value: 8.5
attributes.tag: pcr primers
attributes.value: 343Fmod:TACGGGWGGCWGCA;784Rmod:GGGTMTCTAATCCBKTT
attributes.tag: project name
attributes.value: H2O-SIP
attributes.tag: relevant standard operating procedures
attributes.value: http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Schloss_SOP
attributes.tag: sample name
attributes.value: HAL1W_1_H
attributes.tag: sample weight for DNA extraction
attributes.value: 0.5
attributes.tag: sequencing method
attributes.value: pyrosequncing 454 GS FLX Titanium system
attributes.tag: storage conditions (fresh/frozen/other)
attributes.value: Frozen
attributes.tag: target gene
attributes.value: Bacterial 16S rRNA
attributes.tag: water content of soil
attributes.value: 0.4
attributes.tag: water content of soil method
attributes.value: Gravimetric