Spatial Physicochemical and Metagenomic Analysis of Desert Environment |
Sivakala, Kunjukrishnan Kamalakshi
(School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University)
Jose, Polpass Arul (Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University) Anandham, Rangasamy (Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University) Thinesh, Thangathurai (School of Life sciences, Pondicherry University) Jebakumar, Solomon Robinson David (School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University) Samaddar, Sandipan (Department of Environmental and Biological Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Chatterjee, Poulami (Department of Environmental and Biological Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Sivakumar, Natesan (School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University) Sa, Tongmin (Department of Environmental and Biological Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) |
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