MicrobiologyApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
Trace gas oxidation supports sub-surface microbial communities across Namib Desert fog and aridity gradients
Dana Z. Tribbia, Pedro Humberto Lebre, Xabier Vázquez-Campos…·Belinda C. Ferrari
This study shows that microbial communities in the Namib Desert use atmospheric hydrogen oxidation to survive in hyperarid soils despite lacking liquid water.
DOI 10.1128/aem.00265-26