Table 2 Metadata and geographical coordinates of sampled stations.

From: Metabolic traits of an uncultured archaeal lineage -MSBL1- from brine pools of the Red Sea

SAGID

Sampling Site

Layer

Temp. (°C)

Depth (M)

Salinity (%)

pH

Coordinates (La.t, N/ Long., E)

AAA833F18

Atlantis II Deep

Upper convective layer 1

≈ 54

2048

15.2

5.6

21°/38°

AAA833K04

Atlantis II Deep

Upper convective layer 1

≈ 54

2048

15.2

5.6

21°/38°

AAA259A05

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259B11

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259D14

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259D18

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259E17

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259E19

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259E22

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259I07

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259I09

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259I14

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259J03

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259M10

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA259O05

Discovery

Brine

44.8

2141

26.2

6.2

21° 16.98′/38° 03.18′

AAA261C02

Atlantis II Deep

Brine -Interphase

57–63

2036

15.1–16.8

5.6

21°/38°

AAA261D19

Atlantis II Deep

Brine -Interphase

57–63

2036

15.1–16.8

5.6

21°/38°

AAA261F17

Atlantis II Deep

Brine -Interphase

57–63

2036

15.1–16.8

5.6

21°/38°

AAA261F19

Atlantis II Deep

Brine -Interphase

57–63

2036

15.1–16.8

5.6

21°/38°

AAA261G05

Atlantis II Deep

Brine -Interphase

57–63

2036

15.1–16.8

5.6

21°/38°

AAA261O19

Atlantis II Deep

Brine -Interphase

57–63

2036

15.1–16.8

5.6

21°/38°

AAA382A03

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA382A13

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA382A20

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA382C18

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA382F02

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA382K21

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA382M17

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA382N08

Nereus

Nereus Brine

30.1

2445

22.4

5.5

23° 11.53′/37° 25.09′

AAA385D11

Erba

Erba Brine

28.2–28.5

2392

18.1

7.15

20° 43.80′/38° 10.98′

AAA385M02

Erba

Erba Brine

28.2–28.5

2392

18.1

7.15

20° 43.80′/38° 10.98′

AAA385M11

Erba

Erba Brine

28.2–28.5

2392

18.1

7.15

20° 43.80′/38° 10.98′

  1. Physicochemical parameters recorded on site were depth, temperature, salinity and pH.