Lipid Biomarkers From Microbial Mats on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica: Signatures for Life in the Cryosphere
Persistent cold temperatures, a paucity of nutrients, freeze-thaw cycles, and the strongly seasonal light regime make Antarctica one of Earth’s least hospitable surface environments for complex life. Cyanobacteria, however, are well-adapted to such conditions and are often the dominant primary produ...
Published in: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.903621 https://doaj.org/article/7b32342c24a24c10bb199c81ca566837 |