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Diversity of aquatic prokaryotic communities in the Cuatro Cienegas basin.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Jul 2008
Escalante Ana E, Eguiarte Luis E, Espinosa-Asuar Laura, Forney Larry J, Noguez Ana M, Souza Saldivar Valeria
Abstract excerpt
The Cuatro Cienegas basin (Coahuila, México) is a composite of different water systems in the middle of the desert with unusually high levels of endemism and diversity in different taxa. Although the diversity of macrobiota has been well described, little is known about the diversity and distribution of microorganisms in the oligotrophic ponds. Here we describe the extent and distribution of diversity found in...
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