The impacts of deglaciation and human activity on the taxonomic structure of prokaryotic communities in Antarctic soils on King George Island

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Pershina, E.V., Ivanova, E.A., Abakumov, E.V., Andronov, E.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2018
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; King George Island; South Shetland Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410201800024x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410201800024X

Abstract The soil microbiome was investigated at environmentally distinct locations on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Peninsula) using 16 S rRNA gene pyrosequencing. The taxonomic composition of the soil prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) was evaluated at three sites rep...