DNA metabarcoding uncovers fungal diversity in soils of protected and non-protected areas on Deception Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Rosa, Luiz Henrique, da Silva, Thamar Holanda, Ogaki, Mayara Baptistucci, Pinto, Otávio Henrique Bezerra, Stech, Michael, Convey, Peter, Carvalho-Silva, Micheline, Rosa, Carlos Augusto, Câmara, Paulo E. A. S.
• Other Authors: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, National Eye Research Centre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: Multidisciplinary; Deception Island; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78934-7; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78934-7.pdf; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78934-7

Abstract We assessed soil fungal diversity at two sites on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica using DNA metabarcoding analysis. The first site was a relatively undisturbed area, and the second was much more heavily impacted by research and tourism. We detected 346 fungal amplicon s...