Microbial Characterization of Qatari Barchan Sand Dunes.

Microbial Characterization of Qatari Barchan Sand Dunes.

This study represents the first characterization of sand microbiota in migrating barchan sand dunes. Bacterial communities were studied through direct counts and cultivation, as well as 16S rRNA gene and metagenomic sequence analysis to gain an understanding of microbial abundance, diversity, and po...

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Main Authors: Sara Abdul Majid, Michael F Graw, Aspassia D Chatziefthimiou, Hanh Nguyen, Renee Richer, Michel Louge, Ali A Sultan, Patrick Schloss, Anthony G Hay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5031452?pdf=render

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