AUTHOR=Yang Zhen-dong , Wang Shuang , Hatab Shaimaa Reda , Liu Yong-Hong TITLE=Editorial: Prokaryotic microbes in arid regions: distribution, environmental adaptation, biogeochemical cycling, and cultivation JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1528610 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2024.1528610 ISSN=1664-302X