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Halotolerant aerobic heterotrophic bacteria from the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma.
Microbial ecology - 1 Nov 2004
Caton T M, Witte L R, Ngyuen H D, Buchheim J A, Buchheim M A, Schneegurt M A
Abstract excerpt
The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (SPNWR) near Cherokee, Oklahoma, contains a barren salt flat where Permian brine rises to the surface and evaporates under dry conditions to leave a crust of white salt. Rainfall events dissolve the salt crust and create ephemeral streams and ponds. The rapidly changing salinity and high surface temperatures, salinity, and UV exposure make this an extreme environment. The...
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