How eukaryotic algae can adapt to the Spain's Rio Tinto : a neo-Darwinian proposal for rapid adaptation to an extremely hostile ecosystem

Microalgae contributed 60% of the total biomass in the extremely hostile (pH 2 and metal-rich waters) environment of Rio Tinto (which is used as a model for the astrobiology of Mars). These algae are closely related to nonextreme lineages, suggesting that adaptation to Rio Tinto water (RTW) must occ...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 175(2007), 2 vom: 01., Seite 334-339
1. Verfasser: Costas, Eduardo (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Flores-Moya, Antonio, Perdigones, Nieves, Maneiro, Emilia, Blanco, José Luis, García, Marta Eulalia, López-Rodas, Victoria
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Acids Water 059QF0KO0R
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