Elevational Constraints on the Composition and Genomic Attributes of Microbial Communities in Antarctic Soils

Antarctic soils represent an ideal system to study how environmental properties shape the taxonomic and functional diversity of microbial communities given the relatively low diversity of Antarctic soil microbial communities and the pronounced environmental gradients that occur across soils located...

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Published in:mSystems
Main Authors: Dragone, Nicholas B., Henley, Jessica B., Holland-Moritz, Hannah, Diaz, Melisa, Hogg, Ian D., Lyons, W. Berry, Wall, Diana H., Adams, Byron J., Fierer, Noah
Other Authors: Mackelprang, Rachel, National Science Foundation
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01330-21
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/msystems.01330-21
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Summary:Antarctic soils represent an ideal system to study how environmental properties shape the taxonomic and functional diversity of microbial communities given the relatively low diversity of Antarctic soil microbial communities and the pronounced environmental gradients that occur across soils located in reasonable proximity to one another. Moreover, the challenging environmental conditions typical of most Antarctic soils present an opportunity to investigate the traits that allow soil microbes to persist in some of the most inhospitable habitats on Earth.

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