Genomic and phenotypic characterization of a red-pigmented strain of Massilia frigida isolated from an Antarctic microbial mat

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Shaffer, Jacob M. C., Giddings, Lesley-Ann, Samples, Robert M., Mikucki, Jill A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Don Juan Pond; McMurdo Dry Valleys; The Antarctic; Wright Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1156033; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1156033/full

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica experience a range of selective pressures, including extreme seasonal variation in temperature, water and nutrient availability, and UV radiation. Microbial mats in this ecosystem harbor dense concentrations of biomass in an otherwise desolate environment. Micro...