Graphical Abstract
Keywords Alkaliphiles, Bioenergetics, Genomics, Metabolic potential,
Metagenomics
Abbreviations
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
CDS
Coding sequence
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
FAD
Flavin adenine dinucleotide
JGI
Joint Genome Institute
KOGs
Eukaryotic Orthologous Groups
Mb
Mega base pairs
mV
Millivolts
NAD(P)H Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form)
NADH
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form)
pI
Isoelectric point
PMF
Proton motive force
PP
Pentose phosphate
SMF
Sodium motive force
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P. H. Lebre and D. A. Cowan