Comparative Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Mechanisms for Stress Response in Hypoliths from Extreme Hyperarid Deserts

• Published in: Genome Biology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Le, Phuong Thi, Makhalanyane, Thulani P., Guerrero, Leandro D., Vikram, Surendra, Van de Peer, Yves, Cowan, Don A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2016
• Subjects: Research Article; Antarctic; Miers; Miers Valley; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630931/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27503299; https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evw189

Understanding microbial adaptation to environmental stressors is crucial for interpreting broader ecological patterns. In the most extreme hot and cold deserts, cryptic niche communities are thought to play key roles in ecosystem processes and represent excellent model systems for investigating micr...