Epifluorescent direct counts of bacteria and viruses from topsoil of various desert dust storm regions
Research in Microbiology
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Abstract
Topsoil from arid regions is the main source of dust clouds that move through the earth's atmosphere, and microbial communities within these soils can survive long-range dispersion. Microbial abundance and chemical composition were analyzed in topsoil from various desert regions. Statistical analyses showed that microbial direct counts were strongly positively correlated with calcium concentrations and negatively correlated with silicon concentrations. While variance between deserts was expected, it was interesting to note differences between sample sites within a given desert region, illustrating the 'patchy' nature of microbial communities in desert environments.
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Gonzalez-Martin, C., Teigell-Perez, N., Lyles, M., Valladares, B., Griffin, D.W., 2013, Epifluorescent direct counts of bacteria and viruses from topsoil of various desert dust storm regions: Research in Microbiology, v. 164, no. 1, p. 17-21, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2012.08.009.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Epifluorescent direct counts of bacteria and viruses from topsoil of various desert dust storm regions |
| Series title | Research in Microbiology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.resmic.2012.08.009 |
| Volume | 164 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Research in Microbiology |
| First page | 17 |
| Last page | 21 |