Phylogenetic and functional substrate specificity for endolithic microbial communities in hyper-arid environments
Alexander Crits-Christoph, Courtney K Robinson, Bing Ma, Jacques Ravel, Jacek Wierzchos, Carmen Ascaso, Octavio Artieda, Virginia Souza-Egipsy, M. Cristina Casero, Jocelyne DiRuggiero
This study compares endolithic microbial communities in calcite and ignimbrite substrates, revealing differences in taxonomic diversity and functional adaptations to extreme aridity.
Frontiers in Microbiology · Mar 9, 2016Peer-reviewedMicrobiology