Isolation of a significant fraction of non-phototroph diversity from a desert Biological Soil Crust

Isolation of a significant fraction of non-phototroph diversity from a desert Biological Soil Crust

Biological Soil Crusts (BSCs) are organosedimentary assemblages comprised of microbes and minerals in topsoil of terrestrial environments. BSCs strongly impact soil quality in dryland ecosystems (e.g., soil structure and nutrient yields) due to pioneer species such as Microcoleus vaginatus; phototro...

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Main Authors: Ulisses eNunes da Rocha, Hinsby eCadillo-Quiroz, Ulas eKaraoz, Lara eRajeev, Niels eKlitgord, Sean eDunn, Viet eTruong, Mayra eBuenrostro, Benjamin Paul Bowen, Ferran eGarcia-Pichel, Aindrila eMukhopadhyay, Trent Russell Northen, Eoin L Brodie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
biological soil crusts
Microbial Diversity
Isolation
culturability
dryland microbiology
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00277/full

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