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Natural product diversity of actinobacteria in the Atacama Desert.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Aug 2018
Rateb Mostafa E, Ebel Rainer, Jaspars Marcel
Abstract excerpt
The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is considered one of the most arid and extreme environment on Earth. Its core region was described as featuring "Mars-like" soils that were at one point deemed too extreme for life to exist. However, recent investigations confirmed the presence of diverse culturable actinobacteria. In the current review, we discuss a total of 46 natural products isolated to date representing...
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