Uncovered Microbial Diversity in Antarctic Cryptoendolithic Communities Sampling Three Representative Locations of the Victoria Land

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Claudia Coleine, Nuttapon Pombubpa, Laura Zucconi, Silvano Onofri, Benedetta Turchetti, Pietro Buzzini, Jason E. Stajich, Laura Selbmann
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; endolithic communities; habitat; sampling effort; fungi; bacteria; amplicon sequencing; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; New Zealand; Battleship; Battleship Promontory; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060942

The endolithic niche represents an ultimate refuge to microorganisms in the Mars-like environment of the Antarctic desert. In an era of rapid global change and desertification, the interest in these border ecosystems is increasing due to speculation on how they maintain balance and functionality at...