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Mixing of Dead Sea and Red Sea waters and changes in their physical properties [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
The present work emphasizes on the changes in the Red Sea and Dead Sea mixed waters physical properties including: temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, density, salinity and viscosity. It focuses on the impacts of changes in mixed water quality on the Dead
Abdelaziz Khlaifat, Mufeed Batarseh, Khalid Nawayseh, Jamal Amira, Emad Talafeha   +4 more
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Microbial communities in the Dead Sea and their potential biotechnological applications [PDF]

Communicative and Integrative Biology
Hala I Al-Daghistani, Sima Zein, Manal A Abbas   +2 more
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Bacterial Community Structure Dynamics in Meloidogyne incognita-Infected Roots and Its Role in Worm-Microbiome Interactions

mSphere, 2020
Plant parasitic nematodes such as Meloidogyne incognita have a complex life cycle, occurring sequentially in various niches of the root and rhizosphere. They are known to form a range of interactions with bacteria and other microorganisms that can affect
Timur M. Yergaliyev, Rivka Alexander-Shani, Hana Dimerets, Shimon Pivonia, David McK. Bird, Shimon Rachmilevitch, Amir Szitenberg   +6 more
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Drought and Anthropogenic Effects on Acacia Populations: A Case Study from the Hyper-Arid Southern Israel

Soil Systems, 2021
Acacia encompasses a keystone genus across the Middle Eastern and African drylands. This study assesses the dynamics of Acacia populations in two ephemeral stream channels (Nahal Naomi and Nahal Yael) in the hyper-arid Arava region following the ...
Rachel Armoza-Zvuloni, Yanai Shlomi, Rachamim Shem-Tov, Ilan Stavi, Itay Abadi   +4 more
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Temporal and Spatial Changes in Phyllosphere Microbiome of Acacia Trees Growing in Arid Environments

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Background: The evolutionary relationships between plants and their microbiomes are of high importance to the survival of plants in general and even more in extreme conditions.
Ashraf Al Ashhab, Ashraf Al Ashhab, Shiri Meshner, Rivka Alexander-Shani, Hana Dimerets, Michael Brandwein, Michael Brandwein, Yael Bar-Lavan, Gidon Winters, Gidon Winters   +9 more
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Teasing apart the host-related, nutrient-related and temperature-related effects shaping the phenology and microbiome of the tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea

Environmental Microbiome, 2022
Background Halophila stipulacea seagrass meadows are an ecologically important and threatened component of the ecosystem in the Gulf of Aqaba. Recent studies have demonstrated correlated geographic patterns for leaf epiphytic community composition and ...
Amir Szitenberg, Pedro Beca-Carretero, Tomás Azcárate-García, Timur Yergaliyev, Rivka Alexander-Shani, Gidon Winters   +5 more
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Fluvial Sediment Yields in Hyper-Arid Areas, Exemplified by Nahal Nehushtan, Israel

Land, 2022
Floods rarely occur in hyper-arid deserts and little is known about the magnitude and frequency of sediment delivery from their basins, despite their importance to changes to the landscape, infrastructures and engineering activities.
Rachel Armoza-Zvuloni, Yanai Shlomi, Itay Abadi, Rachamim Shem-Tov, Jonathan B. Laronne   +4 more
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Improving Community Resilience and Emergency Plans by Mapping Risk and Preparedness at the Neighborhood Scale

GeoHazards, 2021
People living in areas of significant seismic risk seldom undertake sufficient preparations to safeguard their families. This is most problematic in remote communities such as those along the Dead Sea Fault, Israel, where self-reliance is a key factor in
Yaron Finzi, Noam Ganz, Yoash Limon, Sebastian Langer   +3 more
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Anti-Herpes Simplex 1 Activity of Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Wax

Molecules, 2021
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider) wax is used for various dermatological and pharmaceutical applications. Several reports have previously shown beneficial properties of Jojoba wax and extracts, including antimicrobial activity.
Zipora Tietel, Sarit Melamed, Noy Eretz-Kdosha, Ami Guetta, Raanan Gvirtz, Navit Ogen-Shtern, Arnon Dag, Guy Cohen   +7 more
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Sparus aurata and Lates calcarifer skin microbiota under healthy and diseased conditions in UV and non-UV treated water

Animal Microbiome, 2022
Background The welfare of farmed fish is influenced by numerous environmental and management factors. Fish skin is an important site for immunity and a major route by which infections are acquired.
Ashraf Al-Ashhab, Rivka Alexander-Shani, Yosef Avrahami, Roberto Ehrlich, Rosa Ines Strem, Shiri Meshner, Noam Shental, Galit Sharon   +7 more
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