Browsing by Author "Disi Z.A."
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Characterization of the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of Virgibacillus strains capable of mediating the formation of high Mg-calcite and protodolomite
Al Disi Z.A.; Zouari N.; Dittrich M.; Jaoua S.; Al-Kuwari H.A.S.; Bontognali T.R.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The origin of dolomite –a common mineral in the geological record– is the subject of an ongoing debate. Among different hypotheses, it has been proposed that extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) excreted by microbes ... -
Evaluation by MALDI-TOF MS and PCA of the diversity of biosurfactants and their producing bacteria, as adaption to weathered oil components
Alsayegh S.Y.; Disi Z.A.; Al-Ghouti M.A.; Zouari N. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)Indigenous Qatari bacterial strains were isolated from highly weathered oil-contaminated sites, identified, and differentiated based on their protein profiles using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight ... -
Microbial community composition and dolomite formation in the hypersaline microbial mats of the Khor Al-Adaid sabkhas, Qatar
DiLoreto Z.A.; Bontognali T.R.R.; Al Disi Z.A.; Al-Kuwari H.A.S.; Williford K.H.; Strohmenger C.J.; Sadooni F.; Palermo C.; Rivers J.M.; McKenzie J.A.; Tuite M.; Dittrich M.... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Tokyo , 2019 , Article)The Khor Al-Adaid sabkha in Qatar is among the rare extreme environments on Earth where it is possible to study the formation of dolomite-a carbonate mineral whose origin remains unclear and has been hypothetically linked ...