Microcolonial fungi: common inhabitants on desert rocks?

J T Staley; F Palmer; J B Adams

doi:10.1126/science.215.4536.1093

Microcolonial fungi: common inhabitants on desert rocks?

Science. 1982 Feb 26;215(4536):1093-5. doi: 10.1126/science.215.4536.1093.

Authors

J T Staley, F Palmer, J B Adams

PMID: 17771840
DOI: 10.1126/science.215.4536.1093

Abstract

Microcolonial structures have been harvested from desert rock samples for cultivation and ultrastructural examination. The results indicate that these microcolonial structures are fungi previously unrecognized as inhabitants of desert rocks.