ArticleMicroorganisms2021
Microenvironmental Conditions Drive the Differential Cyanobacterial Community Composition of Biocrusts from the Sahara Desert.
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- Migration and structural implication of cyanobacteria in biological soil crusts in response to water and particle burial.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2025Article
- The symbiotic alga Trebouxia fuels a coherent soil ecosystem on the landscape scale in the Atacama Desert.Environmental microbiome · 2024Article
- Enhancing Biocrust Development and Plant Growth through Inoculation of Desiccation-Tolerant Cyanobacteria in Different Textured Soils.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Cyanobacterial diversity of biological soil crusts and soil properties in karst desertification area.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Characterization of a novel thermophilic cyanobacterium withinFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Metabolites Facilitating Adaptation of Desert Cyanobacteria to Extremely Arid Environments.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- Lipid Profiles From Fresh Biofilms Along a Temperature Gradient on a Hydrothermal Stream at El Tatio (Chilean Andes), as a Proxy for the Interpretation of Past and Present Biomarkers Beyond Earth.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Bioactive Metabolites Produced by Cyanobacteria for Growth Adaptation and Their Pharmacological Properties.Biology · 2021Review
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Abstract
The Sahara Desert is characterized by extreme environmental conditions, which are a unique challenge for life. Cyanobacteria are key players in the colonization of bare soils and form assemblages with other microorganisms in the top millimetres, establishing biological soil crusts (biocrusts) that cover most soil surfaces in deserts, which have important roles in the functioning of drylands. However, knowledge of biocrusts from these extreme environments is limited. Therefore, to study cyanobacterial community composition in biocrusts from the Sahara Desert, we utilized a combination of methodologies in which taxonomic assignation, for next-generation sequencing of soil samples, was based on phylogenetic analysis (16S rRNA gene) in parallel with morphological identification of cyanobacteria in natural samples and isolates from certain locations. Two close locations that differed in microenvironmental conditions were analysed. One was a dry salt lake (a "chott"), and the other was an extension of sandy, slightly saline soil. Differences in cyanobacterial composition between the sites were found, with a clear dominance of
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