Browsing Department of Biotechnology by Subject "Cyanobacteria"
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Microbial ecology of hot and cold desert edaphic communities
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This thesis presents significant advances into the microbial ecology of hypolithic communities in two hyperarid deserts. Deserts account for one fifth of the Earths total surface area. These zones differ substantially in ... -
Spartial distribution of cyanobacterial phylotypes in Antarctic Dry Valley soil biotopes
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Recent advances in moleculr methods have enabled the analysis of cyanobacterial diversity using PCR- based approaches. Snap-shot techniques such as 16S rDNA library construction and DGGE have allowed for increased access ...