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Microbial diversity in Maras salterns, a hypersaline environment in the Peruvian Andes.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2006
Maturrano Lenin, Santos Fernando, Rosselló-Mora Ramon, Antón Josefa
Abstract excerpt
Maras salterns are located 3,380 m above sea level in the Peruvian Andes. These salterns consist of more than 3,000 little ponds which are not interconnected and act as crystallizers where salt precipitates. These ponds are fed by hypersaline spring water rich in sodium and chloride. The microbiota inhabiting these salterns was examined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), 16S rRNA gene clone library...
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