Microbial Ecology of Arid Terrestrial Systems

• Main Author: Don Cowan (auth)
• Other Authors: Thulani P. Makhalanyane (auth), Jean-Baptiste Ramond (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); xeric stress; Arid environment; desert; Nitrogen; environmental gradients
• Online Access: 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...