Unique Geothermal Chemistry Shapes Microbial Communities on Mt. Erebus, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Stephen E. Noell, Mafalda S. Baptista, Emily Smith, Ian R. McDonald, Charles K. Lee, Matthew B. Stott, Jan P. Amend, S. Craig Cary
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Mt. Erebus; Antarctica; geothermal; microbial community analysis; thermal gradient; Microbiology; QR1-502; Tramway Ridge; Western Crater; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.836943; https://doaj.org/article/0efdda326bdb48aaa768b23cfe4d6a53

Mt. Erebus, Antarctica, is the world’s southernmost active volcano and is unique in its isolation from other major active volcanic systems and its distinctive geothermal systems. Using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and physicochemical analyses, we compared samples collected at two contrasting hi...