Ecology of cultivable yeasts in pristine forests in northern Patagonia (Argentina) influenced by different environmental factors

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Mestre, María Cecilia, Fontenla, Sonia, Rosa, Carlos A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2014
• Subjects: Genetics; Molecular Biology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; General Medicine; Immunology; Microbiology; Patagonia; Argentina; Cold Mountain; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2013-0897; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjm-2013-0897; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjm-2013-0897

Environmental factors influencing the occurrence and community structure of soil yeasts in forests are not well studied. There are few studies dedicated to Southern Hemisphere soil yeasts populations and even fewer focused on temperate forests influenced by volcanic activity. The present work aimed...