[HTML][HTML] Microbial mat ecosystems: structure types, functional diversity, and biotechnological application

CM Prieto-Barajas, E Valencia-Cantero… - Electronic Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microbial mats are horizontally stratified microbial communities, exhibiting a structure
defined by physiochemical gradients, which models microbial diversity, physiological …

A post-genomic view of the ecophysiology, catabolism and biotechnological relevance of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes

R Rabus, SS Venceslau, L Wöhlbrand… - Advances in microbial …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

Carbonate and silicate biomineralization in a hypersaline microbial mat (Mesaieed sabkha, Qatar): Roles of bacteria, extracellular polymeric substances and viruses

E Perri, ME Tucker, M Słowakiewicz, F Whitaker… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In a modern peritidal microbial mat from Qatar, both biomediated carbonates and Mg‐rich
clay minerals (palygorskite) were identified. The mat, ca 5 cm thick, shows a clear lamination …

Modern dolomite formation caused by seasonal cycling of oxygenic phototrophs and anoxygenic phototrophs in a hypersaline sabkha

ZA Diloreto, S Garg, TRR Bontognali, M Dittrich - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The “Dolomite Problem” has been a controversy for over a century, owing to
massive assemblages of low-temperature dolomite in ancient rocks with little dolomite …

Characteristics of bacterial community structure and function associated with nutrients and heavy metals in coastal aquaculture area

C Wang, Y Wang, P Liu, Y Sun, Z Song, X Hu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal aquaculture area has become one of the critical zones that are more susceptible to
the influence of human activity. Many aquaculture operations invariably result in the …

Variability of blue carbon storage in arid evaporitic environment of two coastal Sabkhas or mudflats

ZA Al Disi, K Naja, S Rajendran, H Elsayed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Coastal Sabkhas are mudflats found in arid coastal regions that are located within the
supratidal zone when high rates of evaporation lead to high salinity. While evaporitic …

Improving management of future coastal development in Qatar through ecosystem-based management approaches

JA Burt, R Ben-Hamadou, MAR Abdel-Moati… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The coastline of Qatar is a rich mosaic of productive and diverse ecosystems including
mangrove forests, intertidal mudflats (sabkha), seagrass beds, and coral reefs. These …

Outdoor cultivation of microalgae in a coal-fired power plant for conversion of flue gas CO2 into microalgal direct combustion fuels

YJ Sung, JS Lee, HK Yoon, H Ko, SJ Sim - Systems microbiology and …, 2021 - Springer
Microalgae have piqued renewed interest as a sustainable biofuel feedstock owing to their
high CO 2 conversion efficiency. However, the major limitation of microalga-based biofuel …

Evidence of a role for aerobic bacteria in high magnesium carbonate formation in the evaporitic environment of Dohat Faishakh Sabkha in Qatar

ZA Al Disi, S Jaoua, TRR Bontognali… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Dolomite (MgCa (CO3) 2) is an important petroleum reservoir rock mineral common in
ancient sedimentary rocks which is infrequently found in modern environments. The …

Controls on O2 Production in Cyanobacterial Mats and Implications for Earth's Oxygenation

GJ Dick, SL Grim, JM Klatt - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Cyanobacterial mats are widely assumed to have been globally significant hot spots of
biogeochemistry and evolution during the Archean and Proterozoic, but little is known about …