Lipid Biomarkers From Microbial Mats on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica: Signatures for Life in the Cryosphere

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Evans, Thomas W., Kalambokidis, Maria J., Jungblut, Anne D., Millar, Jasmin L., Bauersachs, Thorsten, Grotheer, Hendrik, Mackey, Tyler J., Hawes, Ian, Summons, Roger E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Vanda; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Lake Vanda; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.903621; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.903621/full

Persistent cold temperatures, a paucity of nutrients, freeze-thaw cycles, and the strongly seasonal light regime make Antarctica one of Earth’s least hospitable surface environments for complex life. Cyanobacteria, however, are well-adapted to such conditions and are often the dominant primary produ...