Microbial Communities Present in Hydrothermal Sediments from Deception Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Javier Vicente, Miguel de Celis, Alejandro Alonso, Domingo Marquina, Antonio Santos
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: hydrothermal sediment; metataxonomic study; microbial populations; sediment characterization; Antarctic; Deception Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081631

Deception Island is a geothermal location in Antarctica that presents active fumaroles, which confers unique characteristics to this habitat. Several studies about microbial communities in Antarctica have been carried out, nevertheless, Antarctic microbiota is still partially unknown. Here we presen...