Prokaryotic diversity and biogeochemical characteristics of benthic microbial ecosystems from James Ross Archipelago (West Antarctica)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Cesar Fernández, Guillermo, Lecomte, Karina, Vignoni, Paula (Dipl.-Geol.), Soto-Rueda, Eliana Marcela, Coria, Silvia H., Lirio, Juan Manuel, Mlewski, Estela Cecilia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: ddc:570; Institut für Geowissenschaften; Antarctic; West Antarctica; Ross Island; Roja; Vega Island; Ross Archipelago; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/63807; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02997-z

The James Ross archipelago houses numerous lakes and ponds. In this region, a vast diatom and cyanobacterial variety has been reported; however, the prokaryotic diversity in microbial mats from these lakes remains poorly explored. Here, a high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene in microbial mats...