Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs
The Antarctic terrestrial environment harbors a diverse community of microorganisms, which have adapted to the extreme conditions. The aim of this study was to describe the composition of microbial communities in a diverse range of terrestrial environments (various biocrusts and soils, sands from ep...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3f930add86354bbb8bcbb3c27ad16c6a 2024-02-04T09:55:57+01:00 Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs Ekaterina Pushkareva Josef Elster Sakae Kudoh Satoshi Imura Burkhard Becker 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323148 https://doaj.org/article/3f930add86354bbb8bcbb3c27ad16c6a EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323148/full https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X 1664-302X doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323148 https://doaj.org/article/3f930add86354bbb8bcbb3c27ad16c6a Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2024) East Antarctica terrestrial environment amplicon sequencing cyanobacteria eukaryotic microalgae Microbiology QR1-502 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323148 2024-01-07T01:40:06Z The Antarctic terrestrial environment harbors a diverse community of microorganisms, which have adapted to the extreme conditions. The aim of this study was to describe the composition of microbial communities in a diverse range of terrestrial environments (various biocrusts and soils, sands from ephemeral wetlands, biofilms, endolithic and hypolithic communities) in East Antarctica using both molecular and morphological approaches. Amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed the dominance of Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria and Firmicutes, while sequencing of the 18S rRNA gene showed the prevalence of Alveolata, Chloroplastida, Metazoa, and Rhizaria. This study also provided a comprehensive assessment of the microphototrophic community revealing a diversity of cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae in various Antarctic terrestrial samples. Filamentous cyanobacteria belonging to the orders Oscillatoriales and Pseudanabaenales dominated prokaryotic community, while members of Trebouxiophyceae were the most abundant representatives of eukaryotes. In addition, the co-occurrence analysis showed a prevalence of positive correlations with bacterial taxa frequently co-occurring together. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic East Antarctica The Antarctic Frontiers in Microbiology 14 |
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The Antarctic terrestrial environment harbors a diverse community of microorganisms, which have adapted to the extreme conditions. The aim of this study was to describe the composition of microbial communities in a diverse range of terrestrial environments (various biocrusts and soils, sands from ephemeral wetlands, biofilms, endolithic and hypolithic communities) in East Antarctica using both molecular and morphological approaches. Amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed the dominance of Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria and Firmicutes, while sequencing of the 18S rRNA gene showed the prevalence of Alveolata, Chloroplastida, Metazoa, and Rhizaria. This study also provided a comprehensive assessment of the microphototrophic community revealing a diversity of cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae in various Antarctic terrestrial samples. Filamentous cyanobacteria belonging to the orders Oscillatoriales and Pseudanabaenales dominated prokaryotic community, while members of Trebouxiophyceae were the most abundant representatives of eukaryotes. In addition, the co-occurrence analysis showed a prevalence of positive correlations with bacterial taxa frequently co-occurring together. |
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Ekaterina Pushkareva Josef Elster Sakae Kudoh Satoshi Imura Burkhard Becker |
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Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs |
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Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs |
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Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs |
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Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs |
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Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs |
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