Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert
Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert
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Schulze-Makuch, Dirk , Wagner, Dirk , Kounaves, Samuel P. , Mangelsdorf, Kai , Devine, Kevin G. , de Vera, Jean-Pierre , Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe , Grossart, Hans-Peter , Parro, Victor , Kaupenjohann, Martin , Galy, Albert , Schneider, Beate , Airo, Alessandro , Frösler, Jan , Davila, Alfonso F. , Arens, Felix L. , Cáceres, Luis , Cornejo, Francisco Solís , Carrizo, Daniel , Dartnell, Lewis , DiRuggiero, Jocelyne , Flury, Markus , Ganzert, Lars , Gessner, Mark O. , Grathwohl, Peter , Guan, Lisa , Heinz, Jacob , Hess, Matthias , Keppler, Frank , Maus, Deborah , McKay, Christopher P. , Meckenstock, Rainer U. , Montgomery, Wren , Oberlin, Elizabeth A. , Probst, Alexander J. , Sáenz, Johan S. , Sattler, Tobias , Schirmack, Janosch , Sephton, Mark A. , Schloter, Michael , Uhl, Jenny , Valenzuela, Bernardita , Vestergaard, Gisle , Wörmer, Lars and Zamorano, Pedro
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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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 environments, such as hyperarid deserts, they instead reflect just dormant or dead cells. Although microbial biomass and diversity decrease with increasing aridity in the...
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Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Wagner, Dirk
Kounaves, Samuel P.
Mangelsdorf, Kai
Devine, Kevin G.
de Vera, Jean-Pierre
Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe
Grossart, Hans-Peter
Parro, Victor
Kaupenjohann, Martin
Galy, Albert
Schneider, Beate
Airo, Alessandro
Frösler, Jan
Davila, Alfonso F.
Arens, Felix L.
Cáceres, Luis
Cornejo, Francisco Solís
Carrizo, Daniel
Dartnell, Lewis
DiRuggiero, Jocelyne
Flury, Markus
Ganzert, Lars
Gessner, Mark O.
Grathwohl, Peter
Guan, Lisa
Heinz, Jacob
Hess, Matthias
Keppler, Frank
Maus, Deborah
McKay, Christopher P.
Meckenstock, Rainer U.
Montgomery, Wren
Oberlin, Elizabeth A.
Probst, Alexander J.
Sáenz, Johan S.
Sattler, Tobias
Schirmack, Janosch
Sephton, Mark A.
Schloter, Michael
Uhl, Jenny
Valenzuela, Bernardita
Vestergaard, Gisle
Wörmer, Lars
Zamorano, Pedro
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5856521
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5856521
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0027-8424
E-ISSN
1091-6490
DOI
10.1073/pnas.1714341115
