Nodosilinea signiensis sp. nov. (Leptolyngbyaceae, Synechococcales), a new terrestrial cyanobacterium isolated from mats collected on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Radzi, Ranina, Muangmai, Narongrit, Broady, Paul, Wan Omar, Maznah Wan, Lavoue, Sebastien, Convey, Peter, Merican, Faradina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2019
• Subjects: Signy Island; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522107/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522107/1/journal.pone.0224395.pdf; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224395

Terrestrial cyanobacteria are very diverse and widely distributed in Antarctica, where they can form macroscopically visible biofilms on the surfaces of soils and rocks, and on benthic surfaces in fresh waters. We recently isolated several terrestrial cyanobacteria from soils collected on Signy Isla...