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An Unusual Inverted Saline Microbial Mat Community in an Interdune Sabkha in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter), United Arab Emirates

Full title: An Unusual Inverted Saline Microbial Mat Community in an Interdune Sabkha in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter), United Arab Emirates

Author/creator: McKay, Christopher P, Rask, Jon C, Detweiler, Angela M, Bebout, Brad M, Everroad, R Craig, Lee, Jackson Z, Chanton, Jeffrey P, Mayer, Marisa H, Caraballo, Adrian A L, Kapili, Bennett, Al-Awar, Meshgan, Al-Farraj, Asma.

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Language: English

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Publishers: United States: Public Library of Science

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    An Unusual Inverted Saline Microbial Mat Community in an Interdune Sabkha in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter), United Arab Emirates

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    An Unusual Inverted Saline Microbial Mat Community in an Interdune Sabkha in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter), United Arab Emirates

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    An Unusual Inverted Saline Microbial Mat Community in an Interdune Sabkha in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter), United Arab Emirates

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    McKay, Christopher P Rask, Jon C Detweiler, Angela M Bebout, Brad M Everroad, R Craig Lee, Jackson Z

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    United States: Public Library of Science

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    PloS one, 2016, Vol.11 (3), p.e0150342-e0150342

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    TN_cdi_plos_journals_1773812955

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    English

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    United States: Public Library of Science

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    Analogs Analysis Aquatic ecosystems Aquifers Archaea - classification Archaea - isolation & purification Aridity Bacteria - classification Bacteria - isolation & purification Biology and Life Sciences Biomarkers Deoxyribonucleic acid Desert environments Deserts DNA Earth Sciences Ecosystem Ecosystems Extraterrestrial life Flats (landforms) Gases Genomes Groundwater Gypsum Halites Influence Life on Mars Mars Mars surface Microbial colonies Microbiology Microbiota Microorganisms Oxidation Physical Sciences Research and Analysis Methods Salinity Salinity gradients Salt deposits Salt flats Salts Sediments Surface flow United Arab Emirates Water Microbiology

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    Salt flats (sabkha) are a recognized habitat for microbial life in desert environments and as analogs of habitats for possible life on Mars. Here we report on the physical setting and microbiology of interdune sabkhas among the large dunes in the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter) in Liwa Oasis, United Arab Emirates. The salt flats, composed of gyps...

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    1932-6203

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    1932-6203

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    10.1371/journal.pone.0150342

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