Endolithic microbial habitats as refuges for life in polyextreme environment of the Atacama Desert

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dc.contributor.authorWierzchos, Jacek
dc.contributor.authorCasero Chamorro, María Cristina
dc.contributor.authorArtieda, Octavio
dc.contributor.authorAscaso, Carmen
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-16T15:19:02Z
dc.date.available2026-01-16T15:19:02Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThe authors wish to thank J. DiRuggiero, P. Vítek, V. B. Gomez-Silva, V. Meslier and A. F. Davila for contribution in previous common articles and valuable conversations and scientific debates also during common expeditions to the Atacama Desert. We also thank the MNCN — CSIC Microscopy Service staff and V. Souza-Egipsy (Inst. Estructura de la Materia — CSIC, Madrid), I. Sanchez Almagro (CIC — Univ. Granada) and M. Roldán (Univ. Autonoma, Barcelona) for technical assistance and Ana Burton for editorial assistance. This work was supported by a grant CGL2013-42509P for all authors from MINECO, Spain.
dc.description.abstractThe extremely harsh conditions of hyperarid deserts are a true challenge for microbial life. Microorganisms thriving in such polyextreme environments are fascinating as they can tell us more about life, its strategies and its boundaries than other groups of organisms. The Atacama Desert (North Chile) holds two world records of extreme environmental characteristics: the lowest rainfall and greatest surface ultraviolet radiation and total solar irradiance ever measured on Earth. Despite these limiting conditions for life, we recently identified several remarkable examples of endolithic habitats colonized by phototrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Biológicas
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
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dc.identifier.citationWierzchos J, Casero MC, Artieda O, Ascaso C. Endolithic microbial habitats as refuges for life in polyextreme environment of the Atacama Desert. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2018 Jun;43:124-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2018.01.003.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mib.2018.01.003
dc.identifier.essn1879-0364
dc.identifier.issn1369-5274
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2018.01.003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130484
dc.journal.titleCurrent Opinion in Microbiology
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final131
dc.page.initial124
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//CGL2013-42509-P/ES/ADAPTACION Y GEOMICROBIOLOGIA DE COMUNIDADES MICROBIANAS LITOBIONTICAS EN AMBIENTES HIPERARIDOS Y SUS METABOLITOS: RECURSOS EN BIOTECNOLOGIA/
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dc.subject.cdu550.4
dc.subject.ucmMicrobiología (Biología)
dc.subject.ucmGeoquímica
dc.subject.unesco2414 Microbiología
dc.subject.unesco2503 Geoquímica
dc.titleEndolithic microbial habitats as refuges for life in polyextreme environment of the Atacama Desert
dc.typereview article
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dc.volume.number43
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