Microbiomic Analysis of Bacteria Associated with Rock Tripe Lichens in Continental and Maritime Antarctic Regions

• Published in: Journal of Fungi
• Main Authors: Zichen He, Takeshi Naganuma, Ryosuke Nakai, Satoshi Imura, Megumu Tsujimoto, Peter Convey
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Umbilicaria; Antarctica; rRNA gene; V3-V4 region; MiSeq; OTUs; biogeography; metabolism; Antarctic; Signy Island; South Orkney Islands; Syowa Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8080817

Increased research attention is being given to bacterial diversity associated with lichens. Rock tripe lichens (Umbilicariaceae) were collected from two distinct Antarctic biological regions, the continental region near the Japanese Antarctic station (Syowa Station) and the maritime Antarctic South...