Microbial Mat LLA9-D2.II
microbial mat metagenome
Bottom mat zone (5 to 10 cm depth) from microbial mat D, which was located at 25 cm below the water surface in the anoxic zone of the LLA9 pond in the Salar de Llamara Pond. Replicate II
isolation_source
microbial mat from the Salar de Llamara, Atacama Desert
collection_date
2012-03
geo_loc_name
Chile: Atacama
lat_lon
21.268583 S 69.617974 W
rel_to_oxygen
anaerobe
samp_collect_device
Sterile trowell and spatules
samp_mat_process
Mat samples were fixed in ethanol and stored at -20°C until DNA extraction.
samp_size
subsample of ca. 1 cm3, approximately 10 cm away linear distance from replicate I
source_material_id
LLA9-D2.II
BioSampleModel
Metagenome or environmental