Abstract This Microbiology Monographs volume covers the current and most recent
advances in the field of microbial surfactants. There is increasing interest in microbial …

Lacustrine microbialites record evidence of their depositional environments in their
morphology, mineralogy and geochemistry. This synthesis reviews geochemical data both …

An indigenous microalga was isolated from the springs in Cuatro Ciénegas, México. It was
morphologically identified as Scenedesmus obtusiusculus and cultivated in bubble-column …

Viruses, and more particularly phages (viruses that infect bacteria), represent one of the
most abundant living entities in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The biogeography of …

Ancient biologically mediated sedimentary carbonate deposits, including stromatolites and
other microbialites, provide insight into environmental conditions on early Earth. The primary …

We describe stromatolites forming at an altitude of 3570 m at the shore of a volcanic lake
Socompa, Argentinean Andes. The water at the site of stromatolites formation is alkaline …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen with a high incidence
of hospital infections that represents a threat to immune compromised patients. Genomic …

Microorganisms inhabiting stream sediments mediate biogeochemical processes of
importance to both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In deserts, the lateral margins of …

Abstract The Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB) is a rare oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert in the
state of Coahuila, Mexico. It has a biological endemism similar to that of the Galapagos …

Abstract Great Salt Lake (GSL) represents one of the world's most hypersaline
environments. In this study, the archaeal and bacterial communities at the North and South …