Geobiology of Andean Microbial Ecosystems Discovered in Salar de Atacama, Chile

Geobiology of Andean Microbial Ecosystems Discovered in Salar de Atacama, Chile

The Salar de Atacama in the Chilean Central Andes harbors unique microbial ecosystems due to extreme environmental conditions, such as high altitude, low oxygen pressure, high solar radiation, and high salinity. Combining X-ray diffraction analyses, scanning electron microscopy and molecular diversi...

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Main Authors: Federico A. Vignale, Daniel Kurth, Agustina I. Lencina, Daniel G. Poiré, Elizabeth Chihuailaf, Natalia C. Muñoz-Herrera, Fernando Novoa, Manuel Contreras, Adrián G. Turjanski, María E. Farías
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Andean lakes
microbial mats
microbialites
endoevaporites
extremophiles
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.762076/full

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