This episode: Bacteria grow on quartz stones in the driest hot place on Earth!
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 23 - Dry Dry Desert Dwellers
Labels:
bacteria,
biofilms,
cyanobacteria,
ecology,
environment,
extremophiles,
photosynthesis
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