Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic PeninsulaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology.
Investigations of microbial diversity in Antarctic are important to begin to understand ecosystem functioning and decomposition processes. This study documents fungi at 9 historic sites on the Antarctic Peninsula collected from wooden structures, other organic materials, and soils during a joint Nat...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/w08-120 2024-09-15T17:44:32+00:00 Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic PeninsulaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology. Arenz, Brett E. Blanchette, Robert A. 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/w08-120 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/W08-120 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/W08-120 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Microbiology volume 55, issue 1, page 46-56 ISSN 0008-4166 1480-3275 journal-article 2009 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/w08-120 2024-08-01T04:10:00Z Investigations of microbial diversity in Antarctic are important to begin to understand ecosystem functioning and decomposition processes. This study documents fungi at 9 historic sites on the Antarctic Peninsula collected from wooden structures, other organic materials, and soils during a joint National Science Foundation and British Antarctic Survey expedition in 2007. Many of these sites had wooden structures built by the British during the World War II Operation Tabarin, but others visited included the American “East Base” on Stonington Island and the Swedish hut on Snow Hill Island. Fungi were cultured on several different media and pure cultures were obtained and identified by DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region. Cadophora species previously found to attack historic wooden structures on Ross Island, Antarctica, were found at all but 1 location sampled in the Peninsula region. Fungi causing decay in the historic wooden structures and artifacts and those causing mold problems inside the structures are of great concern, and conservation efforts are urgently needed to help preserve these important polar heritage structures. The results presented also expand our knowledge on the identity of fungi present throughout the Antarctic Peninsula region and provide insights into the organisms responsible for decomposition and nutrient recycling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica British Antarctic Survey Ross Island Snow Hill Island Stonington Island Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Microbiology 55 1 46 56 |
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Investigations of microbial diversity in Antarctic are important to begin to understand ecosystem functioning and decomposition processes. This study documents fungi at 9 historic sites on the Antarctic Peninsula collected from wooden structures, other organic materials, and soils during a joint National Science Foundation and British Antarctic Survey expedition in 2007. Many of these sites had wooden structures built by the British during the World War II Operation Tabarin, but others visited included the American “East Base” on Stonington Island and the Swedish hut on Snow Hill Island. Fungi were cultured on several different media and pure cultures were obtained and identified by DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region. Cadophora species previously found to attack historic wooden structures on Ross Island, Antarctica, were found at all but 1 location sampled in the Peninsula region. Fungi causing decay in the historic wooden structures and artifacts and those causing mold problems inside the structures are of great concern, and conservation efforts are urgently needed to help preserve these important polar heritage structures. The results presented also expand our knowledge on the identity of fungi present throughout the Antarctic Peninsula region and provide insights into the organisms responsible for decomposition and nutrient recycling. |
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Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic PeninsulaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology. |
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Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic PeninsulaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology. |
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Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic PeninsulaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology. |
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Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic PeninsulaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology. |
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Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic PeninsulaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology. |
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investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the antarctic peninsulathis article is one of a selection of papers in the special issue on polar and alpine microbiology. |
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