Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils

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dc.contributor.advisorCowan, Don A.
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Nuraan
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Biotechnology
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T12:08:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-09T08:19:15Z
dc.date.available2010/03/30 22:34
dc.date.available2010/03/30
dc.date.available2014-02-07T12:08:54Z
dc.date.available2024-05-09T08:19:15Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionPhilosophiae Doctor - PhDen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Eastern Antarctic Dry Valley region is a polar desert, where conditions of extreme aridity, high temperature fluctuations and high irradiation levels make it one of the most extreme environments on earth. Despite the harsh environment, the soils in this region yield a wide range of bacterial and eukaryotic phylotypes in greater abundance than previously believed. In the Dry Valleys, highly localized niche communities colonise the underside of translucent quartz rocks and present macroscopic growth.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/13511
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectAntarctic soilen_US
dc.subjectMicrobiologyen_US
dc.subjectMicrobial diversityen_US
dc.subjectAntarcticaen_US
dc.subjectDry Valleysen_US
dc.titleCharacterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soilsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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