Search Results - "Wierzchos, J"
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Carotenoids dispersed in gypsum rock as a result of algae adaptation to the extreme conditions of the Atacama Desert
Published in Scientific reports (13-10-2024)“…The high-altitude pre-Andean region of the Atacama Desert is characterized by its stark volcanic rock formations and unique hydrothermal gypsum outcrops…”
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Unprecedented rains decimate surface microbial communities in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert
Published in Scientific reports (12-11-2018)“…The hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert, the driest and oldest desert on Earth, has experienced a number of highly unusual rain events over the past three…”
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Fluorescent fingerprints of endolithic phototrophic cyanobacteria living within halite rocks in the Atacama Desert
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-05-2014)“…Halite deposits from the hyperarid zone of the Atacama Desert reveal the presence of endolithic microbial colonization dominated by cyanobacteria associated…”
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Microbial colonisation of chasmoendolithic habitats in the hyper-arid zone of the Atacama Desert
Published in Biogeosciences (12-04-2013)“…Efforts in searching for microbial life in the driest part of Atacama Desert, Chile, revealed a small number of lithic habitats that can be considered as…”
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Microbial colonization of halite from the hyper-arid Atacama Desert studied by Raman spectroscopy
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences (13-07-2010)“…The hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert (Chile) is the driest place on Earth and is considered a close analogue to the extremely arid conditions on the…”
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Lichens survive in space: results from the 2005 LICHENS experiment
Published in Astrobiology (01-06-2007)“…This experiment was aimed at establishing, for the first time, the survival capability of lichens exposed to space conditions. In particular, the damaging…”
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Novel water source for endolithic life in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert
Published in Biogeosciences (26-06-2012)“…The hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert, Chile, is possibly the driest and most life-limited place on Earth, yet endolithic microorganisms thrive inside…”
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Miniaturized Raman instrumentation detects carotenoids in Mars-analogue rocks from the Mojave and Atacama deserts
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences (13-12-2014)“…This study is primarily focused on proving the potential of miniaturized Raman systems to detect any biomolecular and mineral signal in natural geobiological…”
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Effect of biological colonization on ceramic roofing tiles by lichens and a combined laser and biocide procedure for its removal
Published in International biodeterioration & biodegradation (01-01-2018)“…Biodeterioration damage is an important issue in conservation and restoration of built heritage, especially when ceramic materials are used. Biological…”
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Microbial colonization of Ca-sulfate crusts in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert: implications for the search for life on Mars
Published in Geobiology (01-01-2011)“…The scarcity of liquid water in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert makes this region one of the most challenging environments for life on Earth. The low…”
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Differential effects of biocide treatments on saxicolous communities: Case study of the Segovia cathedral cloister (Spain)
Published in International biodeterioration & biodegradation (01-02-2012)“…This paper reports on the differential elimination of surface lichen thalli and their penetrating hyphae and epilithic and endolithic cyanobacteria by two…”
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Author Correction: Unprecedented rains decimate surface microbial communities in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert
Published in Scientific reports (21-05-2019)“…A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has not been fixed in the paper…”
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Towards a more realistic picture of in situ biocide actions: Combining physiological and microscopy techniques
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-11-2012)“…In this study, we combined chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlaF) measurements, using pulse-amplitude-modulate (PAM) equipment, with scanning electron microscopy…”
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Nd-YAG laser irradiation damages to Verrucaria nigrescens
Published in International biodeterioration & biodegradation (01-10-2013)“…Epilithic and endolithic microorganisms and lichens play an important role in stone biodeterioration. The structural and physiological damage caused by…”
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Whole lichen thalli survive exposure to space conditions: results of Lithopanspermia experiment with Aspicilia fruticulosa
Published in Astrobiology (01-05-2011)“…The Lithopanspermia space experiment was launched in 2007 with the European Biopan facility for a 10-day spaceflight on board a Russian Foton retrievable…”
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Endolithic growth of two Lecidea lichens in granite from continental Antarctica detected by molecular and microscopy techniques
Published in The New phytologist (01-01-2005)“…• Through the combined use of molecular and microscopy techniques, the endolithic lichens Lecidea cancriformis and Lecidea sp. were identified, even in the…”
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Mg–silica precipitation in fossilization mechanisms of sand tufa endolithic microbial community, Mono Lake (California)
Published in Chemical geology (01-04-2005)“…The detection of Mg–silica associated with endolithic biofilms of cyanobacteria and bacterial communities living in lake shore sand tufa formations in Mono…”
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Laboratory-Induced Endolithic Growth in Calcarenites: Biodeteriorating Potential Assessment
Published in Microbial ecology (01-07-2010)“…This study is aimed to assess the formation of photo synthetic biofilms on and within different natural stone materials, and to analyse their biogeophysical…”
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Advances in the ultrastructural study of the implant–bone interface by backscattered electron imaging
Published in Micron (Oxford, England : 1993) (01-12-2008)“…The biocompatibility of titanium implants in bone depends on the response shown by cells in contact with the implant surface. Several developments have been…”
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Biomineralization of endolithic microbes in rocks from the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica: implications for microbial fossil formation and their detection
Published in Environmental microbiology (01-04-2005)“…Summary In some zones of Antarctica's cold and dry desert, the extinction of cryptoendolithic microorganisms leaves behind inorganic traces of microbial life…”
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