The limit of life at extremely low water activity: Lithium-concentration ponds in a solar saltern (Salar de Atacama, Chile)
Cecilia S. Demergasso, Priscilla Avendaño, Camila Escuti, Roberto Véliz, Guillermo Chong, Carlos Pedrós‐Alió
The study investigates microbial life in extremely hyper-saline lithium-concentration ponds, finding bacteria can grow at water activity as low as 0.2.
bioRxiv · Dec 31, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology