Phylogenetic and Functional Substrate Specificity for Endolithic Microbial Communities in hyper-arid environments

Phylogenetic and Functional Substrate Specificity for Endolithic Microbial Communities in hyper-arid environments

Under extreme water deficit, endolithic (inside rock) microbial ecosystems are considered environmental refuges for life in cold and hot deserts, yet their diversity and functional adaptations remain vastly unexplored. The metagenomic analyses of the communities from two rock substrates, calcite and...

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Main Authors: Alexander eCrits-Christoph, Courtney K Robinson, Bing eMA, Jacques eRavel, Jacek eWierzchos, Carmen eAscaso, Octavio eArtieda, Virginia eSouza-Egipsy, Cristina eCasero, Jocelyne eDiRuggiero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Metagenome
desert ecosystems
Atacama Desert
extreme environment
endolithic community
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00301/full

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