Niche filtering of bacteria in soil and rock habitats of the Colorado Plateau Desert, Utah, USA
A common feature of microbial colonisation in deserts is biological soil crusts, and these comprise a complex community dominated by cyanobacteria. Rock substrates, particularly sandstone, are also colonised by microbial communities. These are separated by bare sandy soil that also supports microbi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01489/full |