Rhizospheric bacteria from the Atacama Desert hyper-arid core: cultured community dynamics and plant growth promotion

ABSTRACT The Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert on Earth, encompassing great temperature variations, high ultraviolet radiation, drought, and high salinity, making it ideal for studying the limits of life and resistance strategies. It is also known for harboring a great biodiversity of a...

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Published in:Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors: Juan Castro-Severyn, Jonathan Fortt, Mariela Sierralta, Paola Alegria, Gabriel Donoso, Alessandra Choque, Andrea M. Avellaneda, Coral Pardo-Esté, Claudia P. Saavedra, Alexandra Stoll, Francisco Remonsellez
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Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00056-24