L. N. Lemos

Uneven global coverage of halophilic metagenomes limits comparative analyses of microbial adaptation to saline environments

Halophilic microorganisms are central to biotechnology, bioremediation, and astrobiology because they persist under extreme and polyextreme conditions analogous to extraterrestrial environments. Although metagenomics has transformed the study of halophilic biodiversity, available datasets remain fragmented and unevenly...