C. Ciccarone et A. Rambelli, A study on micro-fungi in arid areas: notes on soil saprotrophs and animalopportunistic pathogens, PL BIOSYST, 134(1), 2000, pp. 25-29
Soil fungi were studied in three desert areas in Namibia with the aim of id
entifying saprotrophic microorganisms associated with animal communities as
opportunistic pathogens. The extremely arid environment of the Naukluft De
sert Park was found to be more selective for soil fungi, whereas the soils
of Etosha Dan, with seasonal wet areas, and the mobile dunes of Sossousvlei
, which absorb atmospheric moisture at. night by virtue of their proximity
to the sea. host saprotrophic microorganisms and potential and/or opportuni
stic pathogens.