Extreme environments: microbiology leading to specialized metabolites
The prevalence of multidrug‐resistant microbial pathogens due to the continued misuse and
overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and medicine is raising the prospect of a return to the …
overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and medicine is raising the prospect of a return to the …
Beyond the extremes: Rocks as ultimate refuge for fungi in drylands
In an era of rapid climate change and expansion of desertification, the extremely harsh
conditions of drylands are a true challenge for microbial life. Under drought conditions …
conditions of drylands are a true challenge for microbial life. Under drought conditions …
Salinity and bacterial diversity: to what extent does the concentration of salt affect the bacterial community in a saline soil?
In this study, the evaluation of soil characteristics was coupled with a pyrosequencing
analysis of the V2-V3 16S rRNA gene region in order to investigate the bacterial community …
analysis of the V2-V3 16S rRNA gene region in order to investigate the bacterial community …
[图书][B] Bacterial biogeochemistry: the ecophysiology of mineral cycling
Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Third Edition focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance
to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation …
to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation …
Desert farming benefits from microbial potential in arid soils and promotes diversity and plant health
Background To convert deserts into arable, green landscapes is a global vision, and desert
farming is a strong growing area of agriculture world-wide. However, its effect on diversity of …
farming is a strong growing area of agriculture world-wide. However, its effect on diversity of …
The Atacama Desert: technical resources and the growing importance of novel microbial diversity
AT Bull, JA Asenjo, M Goodfellow… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the oldest and most arid nonpolar environment on
Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km2, and together with the …
Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km2, and together with the …
[HTML][HTML] No need for speed: slow development of fungi in extreme environments
C Gostinčar, P Zalar, N Gunde-Cimerman - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial growth under extreme conditions is often slow. This is partly because large
amounts of energy are diverted into cellular mechanisms that allow survival under hostile …
amounts of energy are diverted into cellular mechanisms that allow survival under hostile …
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile as an analog model of Mars
A Azua-Bustos, C Gonzalez-Silva… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Atacama Desert is by far the driest and oldest desert on Earth, showing a unique
combination of environmental extremes (extreme dryness, the highest UV radiation levels on …
combination of environmental extremes (extreme dryness, the highest UV radiation levels on …
[HTML][HTML] Life at the dry edge: microorganisms of the Atacama Desert
A Azua-Bustos, C Urrejola, R Vicuña - FEBS letters, 2012 - Elsevier
The Atacama Desert, located in northern Chile, is the driest and oldest Desert on Earth.
Research aimed at the understanding of this unique habitat and its diverse microbial …
Research aimed at the understanding of this unique habitat and its diverse microbial …
Adaptation strategies of endolithic chlorophototrophs to survive the hyperarid and extreme solar radiation environment of the Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert, northern Chile, is one of the driest deserts on Earth and, as such, a
natural laboratory to explore the limits of life and the strategies evolved by microorganisms …
natural laboratory to explore the limits of life and the strategies evolved by microorganisms …