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Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert in Chile is well known for being the driest and oldest desert on Earth. For these same reasons, it is also considered a good analog model of the planet Mars. Only a few decades ago, it was thought that this was a sterile place, but in the past years fascinating adaptations have be...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132489/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25147824 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/909312 |
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author | Azua-Bustos, Armando González-Silva, Carlos |
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description | The Atacama Desert in Chile is well known for being the driest and oldest desert on Earth. For these same reasons, it is also considered a good analog model of the planet Mars. Only a few decades ago, it was thought that this was a sterile place, but in the past years fascinating adaptations have been reported in the members of the three domains of life: low water availability, high UV radiation, high salinity, and other environmental stresses. However, the biotechnological applications derived from the basic understanding and characterization of these species, with the notable exception of copper bioleaching, are still in its infancy, thus offering an immense potential for future development. |
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spelling | pubmed-41324892014-08-21 Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert Azua-Bustos, Armando González-Silva, Carlos Biomed Res Int Review Article The Atacama Desert in Chile is well known for being the driest and oldest desert on Earth. For these same reasons, it is also considered a good analog model of the planet Mars. Only a few decades ago, it was thought that this was a sterile place, but in the past years fascinating adaptations have been reported in the members of the three domains of life: low water availability, high UV radiation, high salinity, and other environmental stresses. However, the biotechnological applications derived from the basic understanding and characterization of these species, with the notable exception of copper bioleaching, are still in its infancy, thus offering an immense potential for future development. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-07-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4132489/ /pubmed/25147824 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/909312 Text en Copyright © 2014 A. Azua-Bustos and C. González-Silva. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Azua-Bustos, Armando González-Silva, Carlos Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert |
title | Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert |
title_full | Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert |
title_fullStr | Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert |
title_full_unstemmed | Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert |
title_short | Biotechnological Applications Derived from Microorganisms of the Atacama Desert |
title_sort | biotechnological applications derived from microorganisms of the atacama desert |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132489/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25147824 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/909312 |
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