An Unusual Inverted Saline Microbial Mat Community in an Interdune Sabkha in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter), United Arab Emirates

Salt flats (sabkha) are a recognized habitat for microbial life in desert environments and as analogs of habitats for possible life on Mars. Here we report on the physical setting and microbiology of interdune sabkhas among the large dunes in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter) in Liwa Oasis,...

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Autores principales: McKay, Christopher P., Rask, Jon C., Detweiler, Angela M., Bebout, Brad M., Everroad, R. Craig, Lee, Jackson Z., Chanton, Jeffrey P., Mayer, Marisa H., Caraballo, Adrian A. L., Kapili, Bennett, Al-Awar, Meshgan, Al-Farraj, Asma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26982497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150342

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26982497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150342

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