Microbial Characterization of Qatari Barchan Sand Dunes

• Sara Abdul Majid ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Sara Abdul Majid, Michael F. Graw

  Affiliation Department of Research, Weill Cornell Medical Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

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• Michael F. Graw ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Sara Abdul Majid, Michael F. Graw

  Current address: College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

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• Aspassia D. Chatziefthimiou,

  Affiliation Department of Research, Weill Cornell Medical Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

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• Hanh Nguyen,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

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• Renee Richer,

  Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Marinette, Wisconsin, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Research, Weill Cornell Medical Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

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• Michel Louge,

  Affiliation Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

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• Ali A. Sultan,

  Affiliation Department of Research, Weill Cornell Medical Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

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• Patrick Schloss,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Anthony G. Hay

  * E-mail: agh5@cornell.edu

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

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