Microbial ecology of hot desert edaphic systems
TP Makhalanyane, A Valverde… - FEMS microbiology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A significant proportion of the Earth's surface is desert or in the process of desertification.
The extreme environmental conditions that characterize these areas result in a surface that …
The extreme environmental conditions that characterize these areas result in a surface that …
Xerotolerant bacteria: surviving through a dry spell
Water is vital for many biological processes and is essential for all living organisms.
However, numerous macroorganisms and microorganisms have adapted to survive in …
However, numerous macroorganisms and microorganisms have adapted to survive in …
Erosion reduces soil microbial diversity, network complexity and multifunctionality
While soil erosion drives land degradation, the impact of erosion on soil microbial
communities and multiple soil functions remains unclear. This hinders our ability to assess …
communities and multiple soil functions remains unclear. This hinders our ability to assess …
Habitability on early Mars and the search for biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover
The second ExoMars mission will be launched in 2020 to target an ancient location
interpreted to have strong potential for past habitability and for preserving physical and …
interpreted to have strong potential for past habitability and for preserving physical and …
[HTML][HTML] Capturing the microbial dark matter in desert soils using culturomics-based metagenomics and high-resolution analysis
Deserts occupy one-third of the Earth's terrestrial surface and represent a potentially
significant reservoir of microbial biodiversity, yet the majority of desert microorganisms …
significant reservoir of microbial biodiversity, yet the majority of desert microorganisms …
Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert
D Schulze-Makuch, D Wagner… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Traces of life are nearly ubiquitous on Earth. However, a central unresolved question is
whether these traces always indicate an active microbial community or whether, in extreme …
whether these traces always indicate an active microbial community or whether, in extreme …
[HTML][HTML] Actinobacteria from Arid and Desert Habitats: Diversity and Biological Activity
F Mohammadipanah, J Wink - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The lack of new antibiotics in the pharmaceutical pipeline guides more and more
researchers to leave the classical isolation procedures and to look in special niches and …
researchers to leave the classical isolation procedures and to look in special niches and …
[HTML][HTML] Living at the frontiers of life: extremophiles in Chile and their potential for bioremediation
R Orellana, C Macaya, G Bravo, F Dorochesi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Extremophiles are organisms capable of adjust, survive or thrive in hostile habitats that were
previously thought to be adverse or lethal for life. Chile gathers a wide range of extreme …
previously thought to be adverse or lethal for life. Chile gathers a wide range of extreme …
Significant impacts of increasing aridity on the arid soil microbiome
Global deserts occupy one-third of the Earth's surface and contribute significantly to organic
carbon storage, a process at risk in dryland ecosystems that are highly vulnerable to climate …
carbon storage, a process at risk in dryland ecosystems that are highly vulnerable to climate …
[HTML][HTML] The extremophilic actinobacteria: from microbes to medicine
Actinobacteria constitute prolific sources of novel and vital bioactive metabolites for
pharmaceutical utilization. In recent years, research has focused on exploring actinobacteria …
pharmaceutical utilization. In recent years, research has focused on exploring actinobacteria …