Microcolonial fungi: common inhabitants on desert rocks? [Arizona]

Microcolonial structures have been harvested from desert rock samples for cultivation and ultrastructural examination. The results indicate that these microcolonial structures are fungi previously unrecognized as inhabitants of desert rocks.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 215; no. 4536; pp. 1093 - 1095
Main Authors Staley, James T., Palmer, Fred, Adams, John B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 26.02.1982
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Bottles
Desert ecology
Desert flora
Desert plants
Desert soils
Deserts
Fungi
Fungiculture
Iodine
Lichens
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Rocks
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Summary:Microcolonial structures have been harvested from desert rock samples for cultivation and ultrastructural examination. The results indicate that these microcolonial structures are fungi previously unrecognized as inhabitants of desert rocks.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.215.4536.1093