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    [email protected] - How #cyanobacteria expand #SoilCrusts in harsh desert environments phys.org/news/2025-06-cyanobac paper: cell.com/the-innovation/fullte

    "Upon wetting, M. vaginatus begins migrating toward the surface within minutes, moving within the tunnels. This enables cyanobacteria to secure soil particles and thrive in arid environments."

  2. #Microbe-stuffed #SoilCrusts menaced by #ClimateChange phys.org/news/2023-08-microbe-

    BONCAT-FACS-Seq reveals the active fraction of a #biocrust community undergoing a wet-up event frontiersin.org/articles/10.33

    "Using a novel method to detect #microbial activity in biological #soil crusts, or #biocrusts, after they are wetted, research team uncovered clues that will lead to a better understanding of the role #microbes play in forming a living skin over many semi-#arid ecosystems around the world."