Investigating Algal Communities in Lacustrine and Hydro-Terrestrial Environments of East Antarctica Using Deep Amplicon Sequencing

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Yuu Hirose, Takuhei Shiozaki, Masahiro Otani, Sakae Kudoh, Satoshi Imura, Toshihiko Eki, Naomi Harada
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: algae; Antarctica; lacustrine; hydro-terrestrial; Cyanobacteria; microbiome; Tardigrade; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Langhovde; Skarvsnes; Acutuncus antarcticus; Antarc*; antarcticus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8040497

Antarctica has one of the most extreme environments on Earth, with low temperatures and low nutrient levels. Antarctica’s organisms live primarily in the coastal, ice-free areas which cover approximately 0.18% of the continent’s surface. Members of Cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae are important pr...