Unique Geothermal Chemistry Shapes Microbial Communities on Mt. Erebus, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Noell, Stephen E., Baptista, Mafalda S., Smith, Emily, McDonald, Ian R., Lee, Charles K., Stott, Matthew B., Amend, Jan P., Cary, S. Craig
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Microbiology; Tramway Ridge; Western Crater; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9111169/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.836943

Mt. Erebus, Antarctica, is the world’s southernmost active volcano and is unique in its isolation from other major active volcanic systems and its distinctive geothermal systems. Using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and physicochemical analyses, we compared samples collected at two contrasting hi...