Environmental drivers of viral community composition in Antarctic soils identified by viromics

• Published in: Microbiome
• Main Authors: Adriaenssens, EM, Kramer, R, Van Goethem, MW, Makhalanyane, TP, Hogg, I, Cowan, DA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Mackay; Mackay Glacier; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5h2818m2

BACKGROUND: The Antarctic continent is considered the coldest and driest place on earth with simple ecosystems, devoid of higher plants. Soils in the ice-free regions of Antarctica are known to harbor a wide range of microorganisms from primary producers to grazers, yet their ecology and particularl...