Soil Yeasts in the Vicinity of Syowa Station, East Antarctica: Their Diversity and Extracellular Enzymes, Cold Adaptation Strategies, and Secondary Metabolites

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Masaharu Tsuji, Sakae Kudoh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; cold adaptation; extracellular enzymes; soil yeast diversity; Environmental effects of industries and plants; TD194-195; Renewable energy sources; TJ807-830; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Syowa Station; Ongul; Ongul Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114518; https://doaj.org/article/03e5dd6f026f4564b2113a5c1c24790d

Antarctica is known as one of the harshest environments on Earth, with a frigid and dry climate. Soil yeasts living in such extreme environments can grow by decomposing organic compounds at sub-zero temperatures. Thus far, a list of lichen and non-lichen fungi isolated from the area near Syowa Stati...