Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.

Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.

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<p>Soil communities are regarded as among the most complex and diverse assemblages of microorganisms with estimated bacterial numbers in the order of 10â?¹ cells.gâ?»&sup1 === . Studies on extreme soils however, have reported lower cell densities, supporting the perception that the so-call...

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Main Author: Smith, Jacques J.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Soil microbiology - Antarctica
Microbial ecology - Antarctica.
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topic Soil microbiology - Antarctica
Microbial ecology - Antarctica.
spellingShingle Soil microbiology - Antarctica
Microbial ecology - Antarctica.
Smith, Jacques J.
Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.
description <p>Soil communities are regarded as among the most complex and diverse assemblages of microorganisms with estimated bacterial numbers in the order of 10â?¹ cells.gâ?»&sup1 === . Studies on extreme soils however, have reported lower cell densities, supporting the perception that the so-called extreme environments exhibit low species diversity. To assess the extent of microbial diversity within an extreme environment, the mineral soils of the Dry Valleys, Ross Dependency, Eastern Antarctica were investigated using 16S rDNA analysis.</p>
author Smith, Jacques J.
author_facet Smith, Jacques J.
author_sort Smith, Jacques J.
title Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.
title_short Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.
title_full Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.
title_fullStr Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.
title_full_unstemmed Microbial diversity and gene mining in Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils.
title_sort microbial diversity and gene mining in antarctic dry valley mineral soils.
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