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AuthorAl-Thani, Roda F.
Available date2016-03-24T13:39:03Z
Publication Date2014
Publication NameOnline Journal of Biological Sciences
ResourceScopus
CitationAl-Thani, R.F. "Hypolithic cyanobacteria colonization of quartz at South Desert" (2014) OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, 14 (1), pp. 57-63.
ISSN1608-4217
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3844/ojbssp.2014.57.63
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4269
AbstractHypolithic microbial communities (found underneath rocks) were encountered in the southern desert of Qatar where quartz rocks are ubiquitous and are a substrate for hypoliths. These hypoliths thrive where extreme temperature, moisture stress and high light intensity limit the occurrence of higher plants and animal life. A small-scale ecological survey indicated that 80% of the quartz rocks in the area were colonized by green hypolithic microbial communities dominated by colonization of cyanobacteria. Using light and electron microscopic analyses; the cyanobacterial community structure of hypoliths was shown to be dominated by cyanobacteria affiliated to the genera Chroococcidiopsis, Aphanothece, Pleurocapsa, Oscillatoria, Lyngbya, Leptolyngbya, Phormidium and Scytonema).
Languageen
PublisherScience Publications
SubjectChroococcidiopsis
Cyanobacteria
Hypolithic
Qatar
Quartiz
TitleHypolithic cyanobacteria colonization of quartz at South Desert
TypeArticle
Pagination57-63
Issue Number1
Volume Number14
dc.accessType Open Access


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