Table 1.
Analyzed metagenomic assemblies from different hypersaline environments
| Site | Description | Assembly Accession number or reference | Total assembled sequence length | Number of contigs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Grendel Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | GCA_900244995.1 | 33,631,634 | 11,151 |
| GNM1 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 0-1 mm depth | GCA_000206585.1, [45, 46] | 8,530,607 | 11,351 |
| GNM2 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 1-2 mm depth | GCA_000206565.1, [45, 46] | 7,390,978 | 10,551 |
| GNM3 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 2-3 mm depth | GCA_000206545.1, [45, 46] | 8,209,846 | 11,423 |
| GNMt4 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 3-4 mm depth | GCA_000206525.1, [45, 46] | 8,130,049 | 11,724 |
| GNM5 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 4-5 mm depth | GCA_000206505.1, [45, 46] | 9,689,398 | 14,128 |
| GNM6 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 5-6 mm depth | GCA_000206485.1, [45, 46] | 8,291,075 | 11,380 |
| GNM7 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 6-10 mm depth | GCA_000206465.1, [45, 46] | 9,759,240 | 13,649 |
| GNM8 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 10-22 mm depth | GCA_000206445.1, [45, 46] | 7,914,434 | 11,356 |
| GNM9 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 22-34 mm depth | GCA_000206425.1, [45, 46] | 8,308,787 | 11,596 |
| GNM10 | Guerrero Negro mat, Mexico 34-49 mm depth | GCA_000206405.1, [45, 46] | 7,132,956 | 10,297 |
| ATII SDM | Atlantis II Deep Brine Sediment, Red Sea | [47–49] | 40,413,330 | 41,726 |
| DD SDM | Discovery Deep Brine Sediment, Red Sea | [47–49] | 52,421,642 | 51,829 |
| Th | Thetis Mediterranean deep-sea hypersaline lakes | GCA_001684355.1 | 13,102,297 | 10,347 |
| ATII INF | Atlantis II Deep Brine interface, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 16,014,945 | 24,317 |
| DD INF | Discovery Deep Brine interface, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 11,647,401 | 18,413 |
| KD UINF | Kebrit Deep Upper interface, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 42,652,688 | 45,750 |
| KD LINF | Kebrit Deep Lower interface, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 50,280,352 | 74,666 |
| ATII LCL | Atlantis II Deep Brine, Lower convective layer, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 46,518,597 | 43,555 |
| ATII UCL | Atlantis II Deep Brine,Upper convective layer, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 21,343,827 | 29,592 |
| DD BR | Discovery Deep Brine, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 12,244,355 | 18,850 |
| KD BR | Kebrit Deep Brine, Red Sea | [49, 50] | 35,162,057 | 74,666 |
| TSL | brine of Lake Tanatar-5 (Soda Lake), Russia: Kulunda steppe | GCA_001564335.1 | 193,970,398 | 19,350 |
| TTCSL | brine of Tanatar trona crystallizer (Soda Lake), Russia: Kulunda steppe | GCA_001563815.1 | 106,596,264 | 9426 |
| PSL | brine of Picturesque Lake (Soda Lake), Russia: Kulunda steppe | GCA_001564315.1 | 251,189,393 | 25,098 |
| Ty | Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia | GCA_000347535.1, [51, 52] | 62,549,170 | 15,008 |
| Na | Namib Desert Hosabes playa, Namibia | GCA_001543535.1 | 10,867,082 | 11,304 |
| BSL | brine of Lake Bitter-1 (Soda Lake), Russia: Kulunda steppe | GCA_001563825.1 | 152,868,956 | 15,551 |