Functional biomolecules of Antarctic stromatolitic and endolithic cyanobacterial communities

• Published in: European Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Wynn-Williams, D. D, Edwards, H. G. M., Garcia-Pichel, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Alexander Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503876/; https://doi.org/10.1080/09670269910001736442

For activity and survival in extreme terrestrial Antarctic habitats, lithobiontic cyanobacteria depend on key biomolecules for protection against environmental stress and for optimization of growth conditions. Their ability to synthesize such molecules is central to their pioneering characteristics...