What are the media/conditions used for growing and isolation of xerophilic microorganisms?

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Kunal .

Dear Prof. Mechichi,

Please check the few links i have attached. Sorry, I have not accessed to full papers may be these can be accessed from your side.

Thanks

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/82985784/geodermatophilus-arenarius-sp-nov-xerophilic-actinomycete-isolated-from-saharan-desert-sand-chad

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12523381

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-0-387-92207-2_9

Jai Ghosh

Under such conditions, it is better to simulate the environment in the lab by means of microosmic simulation technics and for which you must not down those essential conditions when sampling the ecosystem (in this case for xerophiles). This sort of practices give better chances of isolating and growing such specialized organisms.