The Bacterial Microbiome Associated With Arid Biocrusts and the Biogeochemical Influence of Biocrusts Upon the Underlying Soil

The Bacterial Microbiome Associated With Arid Biocrusts and the Biogeochemical Influence of Biocrusts Upon the Underlying Soil

Biocrusts are aggregated crusts that exist on the soil surface of arid environments. They are complex microbial communities comprised of cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses, algae and fungi. Recently, biocrusts have gained significant attention due to their ubiquitous distribution and likely important ec...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Moreira-Grez, Kang Tam, Adam T. Cross, Jean W. H. Yong, Deepak Kumaresan, Paul Nevill, Mark Farrell, Andrew S. Whiteley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
biological soil crust
biocrust
16S rRNA
microbial communities
δ15N
semi-arid environment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02143/full

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