Occurrence of Soil Fungi in Antarctic Pristine Environments

• Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
• Main Authors: Paola Durán, Patricio J. Barra, Milko A. Jorquera, Sharon Viscardi, Camila Fernandez, Cristian Paz, María de la Luz Mora, Roland Bol
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: Antarctica; fungal community; biodiversity index; extreme environment; cold desert; Biotechnology; TP248.13-248.65; Antarctic; King George Island; Deception Island; Fildes; Arctowski; Arctowski Station; Collins Glacier; Robert Island; Coppermine Peninsula; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00028; https://doaj.org/article/d1ead162ed3241ee8c7e572899419bfd

The presence of fungi in pristine Antarctic soils is of particular interest because of the diversity of this microbial group. However, the extreme conditions that coexist in Antarctica produce a strong selective pressure that could lead to the evolution of novel mechanisms for stress tolerance by in...