Fine scale diversification of endolithic microbial communities in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert
V. Meslier, M. C. Casero, M. Dailey, J. Wierzchos, C. Ascaso, O. Artieda, J. DiRuggiero
The paper analyzes endolithic microbial communities in the Atacama Desert, finding they are highly substrate-specific and driven by rock architecture and water retention rather than overall chemistry.
bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2017Microbiology