Salar del Hombre Muerto, source of lithium-tolerant bacteria

The Salar del Hombre Muerto is a flat salt with great microbial activity despite the existing extreme conditions like high altitude, lack of water, low level of oxygen, high radiation and high concentration of sodium and lithium chloride. Despite these unfavorable conditions, we found microbial dive...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martínez, Fabiana Lilian, Orce, Ingrid Georgina, Rajal, Verónica Beatriz, Irazusta, Verónica Patricia
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142508