The Atacama Desert: technical resources and the growing importance of novel microbial diversity
AT Bull, JA Asenjo, M Goodfellow… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the oldest and most arid nonpolar environment on
Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km2, and together with the …
Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km2, and together with the …
Encapsulation Strategies for Bacillus thuringiensis: From Now to the Future
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been recognized for its high potential in the control of various
agricultural pests. Developments in micro/nanotechnology have opened new perspectives …
agricultural pests. Developments in micro/nanotechnology have opened new perspectives …
Diversity and phylogenetic profiling of niche-specific Bacilli from extreme environments of India
The diversity of culturable, aerobic and heterotrophic Bacillus and Bacillus-derived genera
(BBDG) was investigated in various extreme environments (including thermal springs, cold …
(BBDG) was investigated in various extreme environments (including thermal springs, cold …
Carotenoids from UV-resistant Antarctic Microbacterium sp. LEMMJ01
MCPP Reis-Mansur, JS Cardoso-Rurr, JVMA Silva… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The Microbacterium sp. LEMMJ01 isolated from Antarctic soil does not belong to any of the
nearest species identified in the RDP database. Under UV radiation (A, B and C …
nearest species identified in the RDP database. Under UV radiation (A, B and C …
Shedding light on the composition of extreme microbial dark matter: alternative approaches for culturing extremophiles
More than 20,000 species of prokaryotes (less than 1% of the estimated number of Earth's
microbial species) have been described thus far. However, the vast majority of microbes that …
microbial species) have been described thus far. However, the vast majority of microbes that …
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile as an analog model of Mars
The Atacama Desert is by far the driest and oldest desert on Earth, showing a unique
combination of environmental extremes (extreme dryness, the highest UV radiation levels on …
combination of environmental extremes (extreme dryness, the highest UV radiation levels on …
Rare taxa and dark microbial matter: novel bioactive actinobacteria abound in Atacama Desert soils
An “in house” taxonomic approach to drug discovery led to the isolation of diverse
actinobacteria from hyper-arid, extreme hyper-arid and very high altitude Atacama Desert …
actinobacteria from hyper-arid, extreme hyper-arid and very high altitude Atacama Desert …
Discovery and microbial content of the driest site of the hyperarid A tacama D esert, C hile
A Azua‐Bustos, L Caro‐Lara… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The A tacama D esert is the driest and oldest desert on E arth. Eleven years ago, the Y
ungay region was established as the driest site of this hyperarid desert and also close to the …
ungay region was established as the driest site of this hyperarid desert and also close to the …
Unprecedented rains decimate surface microbial communities in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert
The hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert, the driest and oldest desert on Earth, has
experienced a number of highly unusual rain events over the past three years, resulting in …
experienced a number of highly unusual rain events over the past three years, resulting in …
UV‐resistant yeasts isolated from a high‐altitude volcanic area on the Atacama Desert as eukaryotic models for astrobiology
Abstract The Sairecabur volcano (5971 m), in the Atacama Desert, is a high‐altitude extreme
environment with high daily temperature variations, acidic soils, intense UV radiation, and …
environment with high daily temperature variations, acidic soils, intense UV radiation, and …