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

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Luiz Henrique Rosa, Thamar Holanda da Silva, Mayara Baptistucci Ogaki, Otávio Henrique Bezerra Pinto, Michael Stech, Peter Convey, Micheline Carvalho-Silva, Carlos Augusto Rosa, Paulo E. A. S. Câmara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; South Shetland Islands; Deception Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78934-7; https://doaj.org/article/70a51946cedd42ce8446eaf0a827a490

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...