The wetlands and salt flats of the Central Andes region are unique extreme environments as
they are located in high-altitude saline deserts, largely influenced by volcanic activity …

Microbial community structures are shaped by geochemical factors and their interactions
with the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere through the processes of chemical …

The fitness of an organism is often impacted by the composition and biological activity of its
associated bacterial community. Many factors, including host genetics, diet, and temperature …

The species richness of eukaryotes in the hypersaline environment is generally thought to
be low. However, recent studies showed a high degree of phylogenetic novelty at these …

Microbial community assembly results from the interaction between biotic and abiotic factors.
However, environmental selection is thought to predominantly shape communities in …

Soil bacteria are an important part of the forest ecosystem, and they play a crucial role in
driving energy flow and material circulation. Currently, many uncertainties remain about how …

Salar de Huasco is a wetland in the Andes mountains, located 3800 m above sea level at
the Chilean Altiplano. Here we present a study aimed at characterizing the viral fraction and …

Salar de Huasco is a high-altitude (3800 m asl) polyextreme aquatic environment located in
the Chilean Altiplano. This chapter highlights over 15 years of microbial ecology research …

The landscapes of high-altitude wetland ecosystems are characterized by different kinds of
aquatic sites, including ponds holding conspicuous microbial life. Here, we examined a …

In aquatic environments, the consensus of viral impact on bacterial carbon metabolism with
the nutrient environment as an important axis is limited. Henceforth, we explored the viral …