Thermophilic bacteria in Moroccan hot springs, salt marshes and desert soils

The diversity of thermophilic bacteria was investigated in four hot springs, three salt marshes and 12 desert sites in Morocco. Two hundred and forty (240) thermophilic bacteria were recovered, identified and characterized. All isolates were Gram positive, rod-shaped, spore forming and halotolerant....

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Main Authors: Tarik Aanniz, Mouna Ouadghiri, Marouane Melloul, Jean Swings, Elmostafa Elfahime, Jamal Ibijbijen, Mohamed Ismaili, Mohamed Amar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000200443&lng=en&tlng=en