Unique Geothermal Chemistry Shapes Microbial Communities on Mt. Erebus, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Noell, Stephen E., Baptista, Mafalda S., Smith, Emily, McDonald, Ian R., Lee, Charles K., Stott, Matthew B., Amend, Jan P., Cary, S. Craig
• Other Authors: Royal Society
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Microbiology (medical); Microbiology; Tramway Ridge; Western Crater; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.836943; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.836943/full

Mt. Erebus, Antarctica, is the world’s southernmost active volcano and is unique in its isolation from other major active volcanic systems and its distinctive geothermal systems. Using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and physicochemical analyses, we compared samples collected at two contrasting hi...