Occurrence of Soil Fungi in Antarctic Pristine Environments

• Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
• Main Authors: Durán, Paola, Barra, Patricio J., Jorquera, Milko A., Viscardi, Sharon, Fernandez, Camila, Paz, Cristian, Mora, María de la Luz, Bol, Roland
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: Bioengineering and Biotechnology; Antarctic; Arctowski; Arctowski Station; Collins Glacier; Coppermine Peninsula; Deception Island; Fildes; King George Island; Robert Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416174/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00028

The presence of fungi in pristine Antarctic soils is of particular interest because of the diversity of this microbial group. However, the extreme conditions that coexist in Antarctica produce a strong selective pressure that could lead to the evolution of novel mechanisms for stress tolerance by in...