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Culturable bacteria in clouds at Réunion, tropical island
The viable bacterial assemblages in clouds at Réunion Island (Indian Ocean) were examined through culture-based approach. A total of 176 isolates were recovered from 15 independent cloud events collected durin...
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Open AccessMetatranscriptomic exploration of microbial functioning in clouds
Clouds constitute the uppermost layer of the biosphere. They host diverse communities whose functioning remains obscure, although biological activity potentially participates to atmospheric chemical and physic...
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Biotransformation of herbicides by aquatic microbial communities associated to submerged leaves
Leaf microbial communities possess a large panel of enzymes permitting the breakdown of leaf polymers as well as the transformation of organic xenobiotic compounds present in stream waters. This study aims to ...
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Clouds: A Transient and Stressing Habitat for Microorganisms
In this chapter, we synthesized the current knowledge about clouds as ecosystems which have been discovered very recently. First, we briefly described the cloud habitat. Cloud physics chemistry and microphysic...
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Soil surface colonization by phototrophic indigenous organisms, in two contrasted soils treated by formulated maize herbicide mixtures
Soil phototrophic microorganisms, contributors to soil health and food webs, share their particular metabolism with plants. Current agricultural practices employ mixtures of pesticides to ensure the crops yiel...