A. Tenore

Resource Mismatch in Phototrophic Subaerial Biofilms and Resulting Phototroph/Heterotroph Ratios

Photosynthesis-driven microbial communities are frequently observed on air-exposed stone such as, for example, marble surfaces. These environments are stark, subject to varying water, temperature, UV and other stresses. As a consequence, resident microbes likely have significant maintenance requirements. Those microbes...