Which cyanobacterial genotypes are observed in microbial mats of Antarctic lakes?

Cyanobacteria are the dominant phototrophs in Antarctic biota where they form conspicuous microbial mats at the bottom of lakes and ponds. In the frame of the OSTC project LAQUAN (EV/12/1B), a polyphasic approach was used to study their geographic distribution and the diversity of such communities....

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Main Authors: Schmoker, C., Taton, A., Balthasart, P., Grubisic, S., Hodgson, D.A., Wilmotte, A.
Other Authors: Cannone, Nicoletta, Guglelmin, Mauro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide Felice Ippolito, Sezione Scienze della Terra 2005
Subjects:
Biology and Microbiology
Antarctic
Saline Lake
Rauer Islands
Antarc*
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1996/
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Summary:Cyanobacteria are the dominant phototrophs in Antarctic biota where they form conspicuous microbial mats at the bottom of lakes and ponds. In the frame of the OSTC project LAQUAN (EV/12/1B), a polyphasic approach was used to study their geographic distribution and the diversity of such communities. Molecular techniques based on rRNA sequences were used to study the saline Lake Rauer2, located in the Rauer Islands, a region of the Eastern Antarctic coast. A clone library was constructed on the sample of Lake Rauer2 and the 57 sequences obtained were grouped into 5 phylotypes.

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