Nicole T Cavanaugh, Girish Kumar, Matteo Couto Frignani, Nathan Thewedros, Marcello Twahirwa, Carlos Riquelme, André O Hudson, Yunrong Chai, Veronica Godoy-Carter
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Abstract
The Atacama Desert is home to bacteria that use biofilms as a means of protecting themselves against the harsh environment. To inform research regarding this survival mechanism, we cultured and sequenced the genomes of three Bacillus sp. isolates from Atacama Desert soil.