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List of works by Jacek Wierzchoś

Acid microenvironments in microbial biofilms of antarctic endolithic microecosystems

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Adaptation strategies of endolithic chlorophototrophs to survive the hyperarid and extreme solar radiation environment of the Atacama Desert

scientific article

Advances in the ultrastructural study of the implant-bone interface by backscattered electron imaging.

scientific article

Application of artificial neural networks as a tool for moisture prediction in microbially colonized halite in the Atacama Desert

scholarly article by K. Wierzchos et al published June 2015 in Journal of geophysical research. Biogeosciences

Astrobiology through the ages of Mars: the study of terrestrial analogues to understand the habitability of Mars.

scientific article published on October 2010

Author Correction: Unprecedented rains decimate surface microbial communities in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert

scientific article published on 21 May 2019

Biomineralization of endolithic microbes in rocks from the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica: implications for microbial fossil formation and their detection.

scientific article published on April 2005

Chains of magnetite crystals in the meteorite ALH84001: evidence of biological origin

scientific article (publication date: 27 February 2001)

Chemical and Ultrastructural Features of the Lichen-volcanic/Sedimentary Rock Interface in a Semiarid Region (Almería, Spain)

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Comparative analysis of the microbial communities inhabiting halite evaporites of the Atacama Desert.

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Crystalline water in gypsum is unavailable for cyanobacteria in laboratory experiments and in natural desert endolithic habitats

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Discovery of carotenoid red-shift in endolithic cyanobacteria from the Atacama Desert.

scientific article

Distribution of scytonemin in endolithic microbial communities from halite crusts in the hyperarid zone of the Atacama Desert, Chile

scientific article

Double fossilization in eukaryotic microorganisms from Lower Cretaceous amber

scientific article (publication date: 20 February 2009)

Early evolution and ecology of camouflage in insects

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Effect of biological colonization on ceramic roofing tiles by lichens and a combined laser and biocide procedure for its removal

scientific article published in January 2018

Endolithic cyanobacteria in halite rocks from the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert.

scientific article published on June 2006

Endolithic growth of two Lecidea lichens in granite from continental Antarctica detected by molecular and microscopy techniques.

scientific article published in January 2005

Endolithic microbial habitats as refuges for life in polyextreme environment of the Atacama Desert

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

Exploring the physiological state of continental Antarctic endolithic microorganisms by microscopy

scientific article published in November 2004

Facilitation of endolithic microbial survival in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert by mineral deliquescence

scientific article published in 2008

Fluorescent fingerprints of endolithic phototrophic cyanobacteria living within halite rocks in the Atacama Desert

scientific article

Functional interactions of archaea, bacteria and viruses in a hypersaline endolithic community

scientific article published on 23 February 2016

Fundamental drivers for endolithic microbial community assemblies in the hyperarid Atacama Desert

scientific article published on 10 April 2018

Haloterrigena sp. Strain SGH1, a Bacterioruberin-Rich, Perchlorate-Tolerant Halophilic Archaeon Isolated From Halite Microbial Communities, Atacama Desert, Chile

scientific article published on 05 March 2020

Hygroscopic salts and the potential for life on Mars.

scientific article published on July 2010

Ignimbrite textural properties as determinants of endolithic colonization patterns from hyper-arid Atacama Desert.

scientific article published on September 2014

In situ metabolism in halite endolithic microbial communities of the hyperarid Atacama Desert

scientific article

Influence of wavelength on the laser removal of lichens colonizing heritage stone

scientific article published in March 2017

Infrared and ultraviolet laser removal of crustose lichens on dolomite heritage stone

article by Mikel Sanz et al published August 2015 in Applied Surface Science

Inhabited subsurface wet smectites in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert as an analog for the search for life on Mars

scientific article published on 05 November 2020

Interaction between Calcite and Phosphorus in Biomineralization Processes in Tufa Carbonates

Laboratory-induced endolithic growth in calcarenites: biodeteriorating potential assessment

scientific article

Lichens survive in space: results from the 2005 LICHENS experiment.

scientific article

Mg–silica precipitation in fossilization mechanisms of sand tufa endolithic microbial community, Mono Lake (California)

scholarly article

Microbial Cretaceous park: biodiversity of microbial fossils entrapped in amber.

scientific article published on 12 February 2009

Microbial colonisation of chasmoendolithic habitats in the hyper-arid zone of the Atacama Desert

scientific article published on 12 April 2013

Microbial colonization of Ca-sulfate crusts in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert: implications for the search for life on Mars

scientific article published on 18 August 2010

Microbial colonization of halite from the hyper-arid Atacama Desert studied by Raman spectroscopy.

scientific article published on July 2010

Microbial diversity and the presence of algae in halite endolithic communities are correlated to atmospheric moisture in the hyper-arid zone of the Atacama Desert

scientific article published on 28 January 2014

Microbiological and compositional features of green stains in the glaze of the Portuguese “Great View of Lisbon” tile panel

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Microhabitats and chemical microenvironments under saxicolous lichens growing on granite

scientific article published on 08 October 2001

Micromorphological characterization and lithification of microbial mats from the Ebro Delta (Spain)

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Microorganisms in desert rocks: the edge of life on Earth.

scientific article published on December 2012

Microstructural characterization of cyanobacterial mats from the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

scientific article published in January 2004

Microstructure and cyanobacterial composition of microbial mats from the High Arctic

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Miniaturized Raman instrumentation detects carotenoids in Mars-analogue rocks from the Mojave and Atacama deserts.

scientific article published on December 2014

Morphological stasis of protists in lower cretaceous amber.

scientific article published on 26 November 2007

Nd-YAG laser irradiation damages to Verrucaria nigrescens

scientific article published in October 2013

Novel water source for endolithic life in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert

scientific article published in 2012

Phylogenetic and Functional Substrate Specificity for Endolithic Microbial Communities in Hyper-Arid Environments

scientific article published on 9 March 2016

Porosimetric Study of the Lichen Family Umbilicariaceae: Anatomical Interpretation and Implications for Water Storage Capacity of the Thallus

article published in 1993

Radiocarbon evidence of active endolithic microbial communities in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert

scientific article (publication date: July 2013)

Raman imaging in geomicrobiology: endolithic phototrophic microorganisms in gypsum from the extreme sun irradiation area in the Atacama Desert.

scientific article

Raman imaging of microbial colonization in rock-some analytical aspects

scientific article published on 05 April 2020

Role of biological soil crust cover in bioweathering and protection of sandstones in a semi-arid landscape (Torrollones de Gabarda, Huesca, Spain)

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Salt deliquescence drives photosynthesis in the hyperarid Atacama Desert.

scientific article published on 8 April 2013

Surface evolution of salt-encrusted playas under extreme and continued dryness

scientific article published in 2015

The Search for Biomarkers and Microbial Fossils in Antarctic Rock Microhabitats

scientific article published in 2003

The composition of endolithic communities in gypcrete is determined by the specific microhabitat architecture

scientific article published in 2021

The miniaturized Raman system and detection of traces of life in halite from the Atacama Desert: some considerations for the search for life signatures on Mars

scientific article (publication date: December 2012)

Towards a more realistic picture of in situ biocide actions: Combining physiological and microscopy techniques

scientific article published on 11 October 2012

Ultrastructural and Biogeochemical Features of Microbiotic Soil Crusts and their Implications in a Semi-Arid Habitat

Unprecedented rains decimate surface microbial communities in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Viability of endolithic micro-organisms in rocks from the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica established by confocal and fluorescence microscopy.

scientific article published on October 2004

Viable Microorganisms on Fibers Collected within and beyond the Planetary Boundary Layer

scientific article published in 2020

Whole lichen thalli survive exposure to space conditions: results of Lithopanspermia experiment with Aspicilia fruticulosa

scientific article