The response of desert biocrust bacterial communities to hydration-desiccation cycles
C. Baubin, O. Gillor, N. Ran, H. Siebner
The paper studies how desert biocrust bacterial communities respond to hydration-desiccation cycles, finding that hydration resuscitates phototrophs while desiccation does not immediately reduce their activity.
bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology