Contrasting microbial community assembly hypotheses: a reconciling tale from the Río Tinto.

<h4>Background</h4>The Río Tinto (RT) is distinguished from other acid mine drainage systems by its natural and ancient origins. Microbial life from all three domains flourishes in this ecosystem, but bacteria dominate metabolic processes that perpetuate environmental extremes. While the...

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Main Authors: Carmen Palacios, Erik Zettler, Ricardo Amils, Linda Amaral-Zettler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19052647/pdf/?tool=EBI