| the desert of tataouine: an extreme environment that hosts a wide diversity of microorganisms and radiotolerant bacteria. | the phylogenetic diversity of prokaryotic communities exposed to arid conditions in the hot desert of tataouine (south tunisia) was estimated with a combination of a culture and - molecular-based analysis. thirty-one isolates, representative of each dominant morphotypes, were affiliated to actinobacteria, firmicutes, proteobacteria and the cfb group while none related to archaea. analysis of 16s rrna gene libraries revealed the presence of species related to bacteria and archaea. sequences relat ... | 2006 | 16478457 |