Journal article
Microbes in beach sands: integrating environment, ecology and public health
Abstract
Beach sand is a habitat that supports many microbes, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa (micropsammon). The apparently inhospitable conditions of beach sand environments belie the thriving communities found there. Physical factors, such as water availability and protection from insolation; biological factors, such as competition, predation, and biofilm formation; and nutrient availability all contribute to the characteristics of …
Authors
Whitman RL; Harwood VJ; Edge TA; Nevers MB; Byappanahalli M; Vijayavel K; Brandão J; Sadowsky MJ; Alm EW; Crowe A
Journal
Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 329–368
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 2014
DOI
10.1007/s11157-014-9340-8
ISSN
1569-1705