Microbial Ecology of Arid Terrestrial Systems

• Auteur principal: Don Cowan (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Thulani P. Makhalanyane (auth), Jean-Baptiste Ramond (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Collection: Frontiers Research Topics
• Sujets: Microbiology (non-medical); xeric stress; Arid environment; desert; Nitrogen; environmental gradients
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Water is usually referred to as the 'Molecule of Life'. It constitutes the most abundant molecule in living (micro)organisms and is also essential for critical biochemical reactions, both for the global functioning and maintenance of Ecosystems (e.g., Photosynthesis) and individual (microb...