Surviving in hot and cold: psychrophiles and thermophiles from Deception Island volcano, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Bendia, AG, Araujo, GG, Pulschen, AA, Contro, B, Duarte, RTD, Rodrigues, F, Galante, D, Pellizari, VH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Astrobiology; Deception Island; Extremophiles; Polar volcano; Temperature gradient; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057182/7/Arashiro%20Pulschen%20VoR%20Bendia2018_Article_SurvivingInHotAndColdPsychroph.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057182/

Polar volcanoes harbor unique conditions of extreme temperature gradients capable of selecting different types of extremophiles. Deception Island is a marine stratovolcano located at Maritime Antarctica that is notable for its pronounced temperature gradients over very short distances, reaching valu...