NifHgene diversity and expression in a microbial mat community on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Jungblut, Anne D., Neilan, Brett A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; McMurdo Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102009990514; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102009990514

Abstract N 2 -fixation is an important mechanism in microbial mats of the McMurdo Ice Shelf as nitrogen sources are limited. Here we applied molecular analyses of the N 2 -fixing diversity in cyanobacterial dominated microbial mats in a meltwater pond, known as Orange Pond, on the McMurdo Ice Shelf....