Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6303603 | Journal of Arid Environments | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We inventoried bacterial communities of bryophytic soil crusts and associated mites. ⺠Diverse bacterial communities were associated with both crusts and mites. ⺠Mite and crust libraries shared 15 of 18 phyla, but only 20 OTUs0.03. ⺠We found 7 novel Rickettsiella and several potential symbionts. ⺠The bacteria of bryophytic BSCs are distinct from cyanobacterial BSCs and soils.
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Authors
S.A. Moquin, J.R. Garcia, S.L. Brantley, C.D. Takacs-Vesbach, U.L. Shepherd,