Location
Weber State University
Start Date
5-8-2017 12:00 AM
End Date
5-8-2017 12:00 AM
Description
Halophilic Archaea
•Halophilic archaea dominate the Earth’s many hypersaline environments such as Great Salt Lake (GSL)
• They are multi-extremophiles, tolerating not only salinity, but also desiccation and high levels of UV irradiation
• Halorubrum is a genus of Halophilic archaea with wide distribution around the Earth
• The distribution of Halorubum across space and time begs the question of the mechanism behind the biogeography.
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Halophiles and Biogeography
Weber State University
Halophilic Archaea
•Halophilic archaea dominate the Earth’s many hypersaline environments such as Great Salt Lake (GSL)
• They are multi-extremophiles, tolerating not only salinity, but also desiccation and high levels of UV irradiation
• Halorubrum is a genus of Halophilic archaea with wide distribution around the Earth
• The distribution of Halorubum across space and time begs the question of the mechanism behind the biogeography.