Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera
Cryoconite holes, supraglacial depressions containing water and microbe-mineral aggregates, are known to be hotspots of microbial diversity on glacial surfaces. Cryoconite holes form in a variety of locations and conditions, which impacts both their structure and the community that inhabits them. Us...
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ftubristolcris:oai:research-information.bris.ac.uk:publications/c566d2a9-e9d1-4978-b52d-ad3b4700d795 2024-05-19T07:29:29+00:00 Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera Millar, Jasmin L. Bagshaw, Elizabeth A. Edwards, Arwyn Poniecka, Ewa A. Jungblut, Anne D. 2021-11-25 https://hdl.handle.net/1983/c566d2a9-e9d1-4978-b52d-ad3b4700d795 https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/c566d2a9-e9d1-4978-b52d-ad3b4700d795 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.738451 und unknown https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/c566d2a9-e9d1-4978-b52d-ad3b4700d795 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Millar , J L , Bagshaw , E A , Edwards , A , Poniecka , E A & Jungblut , A D 2021 , ' Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera ' , Frontiers in Microbiology . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.738451 article 2021 ftubristolcris https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.738451 2024-04-30T23:58:21Z Cryoconite holes, supraglacial depressions containing water and microbe-mineral aggregates, are known to be hotspots of microbial diversity on glacial surfaces. Cryoconite holes form in a variety of locations and conditions, which impacts both their structure and the community that inhabits them. Using high-throughput 16S and 18S rRNA gene sequencing, we have investigated the communities of a wide range of cryoconite holes from 15 locations across the Arctic and Antarctic. Around 24 bacterial and 11 eukaryotic first-rank phyla were observed in total. The various biotic niches (grazer, predator, photoautotroph, and chemotroph), are filled in every location. Significantly, there is a clear divide between the bacterial and microalgal communities of the Arctic and that of the Antarctic. We were able to determine the groups contributing to this difference and the family and genus level. Both polar regions contain a “core group” of bacteria that are present in the majority of cryoconite holes and each contribute 1% of total amplicon sequence variant (ASV) abundance. Whilst both groups contain Microbacteriaceae, the remaining members are specific to the core group of each polar region. Additionally, the microalgal communities of Arctic cryoconite holes are dominated by Chlamydomonas whereas the Antarctic cryoconite holes are dominated by Pleurastrum. Therefore cryoconite holes may be a global feature of glacier landscapes, but they are inhabited by regionally distinct microbial communities. Our results are consistent with the notion that cryoconite microbiomes are adapted to differing conditions within the cryosphere. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic University of Bristol: Bristol Research Frontiers in Microbiology 12 |
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Cryoconite holes, supraglacial depressions containing water and microbe-mineral aggregates, are known to be hotspots of microbial diversity on glacial surfaces. Cryoconite holes form in a variety of locations and conditions, which impacts both their structure and the community that inhabits them. Using high-throughput 16S and 18S rRNA gene sequencing, we have investigated the communities of a wide range of cryoconite holes from 15 locations across the Arctic and Antarctic. Around 24 bacterial and 11 eukaryotic first-rank phyla were observed in total. The various biotic niches (grazer, predator, photoautotroph, and chemotroph), are filled in every location. Significantly, there is a clear divide between the bacterial and microalgal communities of the Arctic and that of the Antarctic. We were able to determine the groups contributing to this difference and the family and genus level. Both polar regions contain a “core group” of bacteria that are present in the majority of cryoconite holes and each contribute 1% of total amplicon sequence variant (ASV) abundance. Whilst both groups contain Microbacteriaceae, the remaining members are specific to the core group of each polar region. Additionally, the microalgal communities of Arctic cryoconite holes are dominated by Chlamydomonas whereas the Antarctic cryoconite holes are dominated by Pleurastrum. Therefore cryoconite holes may be a global feature of glacier landscapes, but they are inhabited by regionally distinct microbial communities. Our results are consistent with the notion that cryoconite microbiomes are adapted to differing conditions within the cryosphere. |
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Millar, Jasmin L. Bagshaw, Elizabeth A. Edwards, Arwyn Poniecka, Ewa A. Jungblut, Anne D. Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera |
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Millar, Jasmin L. Bagshaw, Elizabeth A. Edwards, Arwyn Poniecka, Ewa A. Jungblut, Anne D. |
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Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera |
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Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera |
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Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera |
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Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera |
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polar cryoconite associated microbiota is dominated by hemispheric specialist genera |
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Millar , J L , Bagshaw , E A , Edwards , A , Poniecka , E A & Jungblut , A D 2021 , ' Polar Cryoconite Associated Microbiota Is Dominated by Hemispheric Specialist Genera ' , Frontiers in Microbiology . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.738451 |
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