Protist communities of microbial mats from the extreme environments of five saline Andean lagoons at high altitudes in the Atacama Desert

Protist communities of microbial mats from the extreme environments of five saline Andean lagoons at high altitudes in the Atacama Desert

IntroductionHeterotrophic protists colonizing microbial mats have received little attention over the last few years, despite their importance in microbial food webs. A significant challenge originates from the fact that many protists remain uncultivable and their functions remain poorly understood.M...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Acosta, Frank Nitsche, Cristina Dorador, Hartmut Arndt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
microbial mats
metabarcoding
protists
co-occurrence
Rhogostoma
Euplotes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1356977/full

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