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Life on the rocks by Gorbushina, Anna A

“…Biofilms are interface micro-habitats formed by microbes that differ markedly from those of the ambient environment. The term 'subaerial biofilm' (SAB) was…”
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Microbiology of the Atmosphere-Rock Interface: How Biological Interactions and Physical Stresses Modulate a Sophisticated Microbial Ecosystem by GORBUSHINA, Anna A, BROUGHTON, William J

“…Life at the atmosphere-lithosphere boundary is an ancient terrestrial niche that is sparsely covered by thin subaerial biofilms. The microbial inhabitants of…”
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An advanced genetic toolkit for exploring the biology of the rock-inhabiting black fungus Knufia petricola by Voigt, Oliver, Knabe, Nicole, Nitsche, Sarah, Erdmann, Eileen A., Schumacher, Julia, Gorbushina, Anna A.

“…Microcolonial black fungi are a group of ascomycetes that exhibit high stress tolerance, yeast-like growth and constitutive melanin formation. They dominate a…”
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Mg Isotope Fractionation during Uptake by a Rock-Inhabiting, Model Microcolonial Fungus Knufia petricola at Acidic and Neutral pH by Pokharel, Rasesh, Gerrits, Ruben, Schuessler, Jan A., Floor, Geerke H., Gorbushina, Anna A., von Blanckenburg, Friedhelm

“…The model rock-inhabiting microcolonial fungus Knufia petricola fractionates stable Mg isotopes in a time- and pH-dependent manner. During growth, the increase…”
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Searching for biological feedstock material: 3D printing of wood particles from house borer and drywood termite frass by Plarre, Rudy, Zocca, Andrea, Spitzer, Andrea, Benemann, Sigrid, Gorbushina, Anna A, Li, Yuexuan, Waske, Anja, Funk, Alexander, Wilbig, Janka, Günster, Jens

“…Frass (fine powdery refuse or fragile perforated wood produced by the activity of boring insects) of larvae of the European house borer (EHB) and of drywood…”
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A rock-inhabiting ancestor for mutualistic and pathogen-rich fungal lineages by Gueidan, C., Villaseñor, C.R, de Hoog, G.S, Gorbushina, A.A, Untereiner, W.A, Lutzoni, F.

“…Rock surfaces are unique terrestrial habitats in which rapid changes in the intensity of radiation, temperature, water supply and nutrient availability…”
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Exploring the genomic diversity of black yeasts and relatives (Chaetothyriales, Ascomycota) by Teixeira, M.M., Moreno, L.F., Stielow, B.J., Muszewska, A., Hainaut, M., Gonzaga, L., Abouelleil, A., Patané, J.S.L., Priest, M., Souza, R., Young, S., Ferreira, K.S., Zeng, Q., da Cunha, M.M.L., Gladki, A., Barker, B., Vicente, V.A., de Souza, E.M., Almeida, S., Henrissat, B., Vasconcelos, A.T.R., Deng, S., Voglmayr, H., Moussa, T.A.A., Gorbushina, A., Felipe, M.S.S., Cuomo, C.A., de Hoog, G. Sybren

“…The order Chaetothyriales (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycetes) harbours obligatorily melanised fungi and includes numerous etiologic agents of chromoblastomycosis,…”
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Genetic Engineering of the Rock Inhabitant Knufia petricola Provides Insight Into the Biology of Extremotolerant Black Fungi by Erdmann, Eileen A., Nitsche, Sarah, Gorbushina, Anna A., Schumacher, Julia

“…Black microcolonial fungi (Ascomycetes from Arthonio-, Dothideo-, and Eurotiomycetes) are stress-tolerant and persistent dwellers of natural and anthropogenic…”
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Microbial hitchhikers on intercontinental dust: catching a lift in Chad by Favet, Jocelyne, Lapanje, Ales, Giongo, Adriana, Kennedy, Suzanne, Aung, Yin-Yin, Cattaneo, Arlette, Davis-Richardson, Austin G, Brown, Christopher T, Kort, Renate, Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen, Schnetger, Bernhard, Chappell, Adrian, Kroijenga, Jaap, Beck, Andreas, Schwibbert, Karin, Mohamed, Ahmed H, Kirchner, Timothy, de Quadros, Patricia Dorr, Triplett, Eric W, Broughton, William J, Gorbushina, Anna A

“…Ancient mariners knew that dust whipped up from deserts by strong winds travelled long distances, including over oceans. Satellite remote sensing revealed…”
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A broadly applicable method for extraction and characterization of mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids of terrestrial, marine and freshwater origin by Volkmann, Marc, Gorbushina, Anna A.

“…abstract A universal method allowing simultaneous extraction and analysis of diverse ultraviolet-B-absorbing compounds belonging to mycosporines and…”
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The role of extracellular polymeric substances of fungal biofilms in mineral attachment and weathering by Breitenbach, Romy, Gerrits, Ruben, Dementyeva, Polina, Knabe, Nicole, Schumacher, Julia, Feldmann, Ines, Radnik, Jörg, Ryo, Masahiro, Gorbushina, Anna A.

“…The roles extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) play in mineral attachment and weathering were studied using genetically modified biofilms of the…”
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High-resolution imaging of fungal biofilm-induced olivine weathering by Gerrits, R., Wirth, R., Schreiber, A., Feldmann, I., Knabe, N., Schott, J., Benning, L.G., Gorbushina, A.A.

“…Many microorganisms including free-living and symbiotic fungi weather minerals through the formation of biofilms on their surface. Weathering thus proceeds not…”
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The Role of Fungi in Weathering by Hoffland, Ellis, Kuyper, Thomas W., Wallander, Håkan, Plassard, Claude, Gorbushina, Anna A., Haselwandter, Kurt, Holmström, Sara, Landeweert, Renske, Lundström, Ulla S., Rosling, Anna, Sen, Robin, Smits, Mark M., Patrick A. W. van Hees, van Breemen, Nico

“…No rock at the Earth's surface escapes weathering. This process is the primary source of all the essential elements for organisms, except nitrogen and carbon…”
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Roof-Inhabiting Cousins of Rock-Inhabiting Fungi: Novel Melanized Microcolonial Fungal Species from Photocatalytically Reactive Subaerial Surfaces by Ruibal, Constantino, Selbmann, Laura, Avci, Serap, Martin-Sanchez, Pedro M, Gorbushina, Anna A

“…Subaerial biofilms (SAB) are an important factor in weathering, biofouling, and biodeterioration of bare rocks, building materials, and solar panel surfaces…”
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Geodermatophilus arenarius sp. nov., a xerophilic actinomycete isolated from Saharan desert sand in Chad by Montero-Calasanz, M. C., Göker, M., Pötter, G., Rohde, M., Spröer, C., Schumann, P., Gorbushina, A. A., Klenk, H.-P.

“…A novel Gram-positive, aerobic, actinobacterial strain, CF5/4 T , was isolated in 2007 during an environmental screening of arid desert soil in Ouré Cassoni,…”
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Phylogeny of rock-inhabiting fungi related to Dothideomycetes by Ruibal, C, Gueidan, C, Selbmann, L, Gorbushina, A.A, Crous, P.W, Groenewald, J.Z, Muggia, L, Grube, M, Isola, D, Schoch, C.L, Staley, J.T, Lutzoni, F, Hoog, G.S. de

“…The class Dothideomycetes (along with Eurotiomycetes) includes numerous rock-inhabiting fungi (RIF), a group of ascomycetes that tolerates surprisingly well…”
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Life in Darwin's dust: intercontinental transport and survival of microbes in the nineteenth century by Gorbushina, Anna A, Kort, Renate, Schulte, Anette, Lazarus, David, Schnetger, Bernhard, Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen, Broughton, William J, Favet, Jocelyne

“…Charles Darwin, like others before him, collected aeolian dust over the Atlantic Ocean and sent it to Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in Berlin. Ehrenberg's…”
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Geodermatophilus tzadiensis sp. nov., a UV radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from sand of the Saharan desert by Montero-Calasanz, Maria del Carmen, Göker, Markus, Broughton, William J., Cattaneo, Arlette, Favet, Jocelyne, Pötter, Gabriele, Rohde, Manfred, Spröer, Cathrin, Schumann, Peter, Klenk, Hans-Peter, Gorbushina, Anna A.

“…Three novel Gram-positive, aerobic, actinobacterial strains, CF5/2T, CF5/1 and CF7/1, were isolated in 2007 during environmental screening of arid desert soil…”
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Analysis of carbon and nitrogen from atmospheric sources by bulk deposition sampling at various locations in Germany by Vogel, Christian, Urban, Klaus, Ackerhans, Carsten, Gorbushina, Anna A.

“…•The TOC value responded urban area significant to the New Year's firework.•Pollen are the major TOC value in rural forest areas.•TN value was more under the…”
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Light sensing in plant- and rock-associated black fungi by Schumacher, Julia, Gorbushina, Anna A.

“…Fungi that share light-flooded habitats with phototrophs may profit from their excess photosynthetic products. But to cope with sunlight-associated stresses…”
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