In situ metabolism in halite endolithic microbial communities of the hyperarid Atacama Desert

In situ metabolism in halite endolithic microbial communities of the hyperarid Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is one of the driest regions on Earth, with areas that exclude plants and where soils have extremely low microbial biomass. However, in the driest parts of the desert there are microorganisms that colonize the interior of halite nodules in fossil continental evap...

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Main Authors: Alfonso F Davila, Ian eHawes, Jonathan eGarcía Araya, Diego R Gelsinger, Jocelyne eDiRuggiero, Carmen eAscaso, Anne eOsano, Jacek eWierzchos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Metabolism
Photosynthesis
Atacama Desert
HALITE
deliquescence
endolithic community
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01035/full

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