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Physicochemical Conditions and Microbial Diversity Associated with the Evaporite Deposits in the Laguna de la Piedra (Salar de Atacama, Chile)

Nunzia Stivaletta Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Roberto Barbieri Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Federica Cevenini Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Purificación López-García Unité d’Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, CNRS UMR 8079, Bâtiment 360, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
Pages 83-95 | Received 21 Oct 2009, Accepted 21 Jan 2010, Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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