Polyphasic Analysis Reveals Potential Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation and Biosurfactant Production by Rare Biosphere Thermophilic Bacteria From Deception Island, an Active Antarctic Volcano

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Júnia Schultz, Isabella Campelo Vilardi Argentino, René Kallies, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, Alexandre Soares Rosado
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: extremophiles; thermophiles; polar volcano; Antarctica; biosurfactants; oil degradation; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Deception Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.885557; https://doaj.org/article/db9580230cd04699bec19f7c0e8b05c6

Extreme temperature gradients in polar volcanoes are capable of selecting different types of extremophiles. Deception Island is a marine stratovolcano located in maritime Antarctica. The volcano has pronounced temperature gradients over very short distances, from as high as 100°C in the fumaroles to...