The occurrence of dust storms in Iran has been a source of interest for centuries, but their
study has increased dramatically over the last two decades. This paper reviews recent work …

The organisms thriving under extreme conditions better than any other organism living on
Earth, fascinate by their hostile growing parameters, physiological features, and their …

The salinity and humidity barriers divide biodiversity and strongly influence the distribution of
organisms. Crossing them opens the possibility for organisms to colonize new niches and …

Background Hydrolytic enzymes from halophilic microorganisms have a wide range of
industrial applications. Herein, we report the isolation of Halobacillus sp. HAL1, a …

Screening of halophiles with antimicrobial activity in saltpan soil samples from
Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, revealed isolate VE-2 as the most potent, identified as …

In this study, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and PCR-amplified fragments of the
16SrDNA gene were used to determine prokaryotes diversity in Urmia Salt Lake. Prokaryote …

In the laterite leaching process using sulfuric acid, the addition of NaCl, for example at
amount of 10% of solid weight, at 70° C resulted the increase of nickel and cobalt recoveries …

The group Nitriliruptoria, recently classified as a separate class of phylum Actinobacteria,
has five members at present, which belong to halophilic or halotolerant Actinobacteria. Here …

Bacterial strains were isolated from soil and aqueous solution samples from the Salar del
Hombre Muerto, Argentina. A total of 141 strains were characterized and the tolerance to …

An actinobacterium, designated strain EGI L100131T, was isolated from saline lake
sediment in Xinjiang Province, China. The taxonomic position of the isolate was determined …