Geographical variability of bacterial communities of cryoconite holes of Andean glaciers

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Pittino, F., Ambrosini, R., Seeger, M., Azzoni, R. S., Diolaiuti, G., Alviz Gazitua, P., Franzetti, A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Arctic; Moreno; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9929092/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36788266; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24373-5

Cryoconite holes, ponds full of melting water with sediment on the bottom, are hotspots of biodiversity on glacier surfaces and host dynamic micro-ecosystems. They have been extensively investigated in different areas of the world (e.g., the Arctic, Antarctic, Alps, and Himalaya), but so far no stud...