Polyphasic analysis reveals potential petroleum hydrocarbon degradation and biosurfactant production by rare biosphere thermophilic bacteria from Deception Island, an active Antarctic volcano

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Schultz, J., Argentino, I.C.V., Kallies, Rene, Nunes da Rocha, Ulisses, Rosado, A.S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media, Lausanne 2022
• Subjects: extremophiles; thermophiles; Polar volcano; Antarctica; biosurfactants; oil degradation; Bacterial isolation; Antarctic; Deception Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=26051; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.885557

Extreme temperature gradients in polar volcanoes are capable of selecting different types of extremophiles. Deception Island is a marine stratovolcano located in maritime Antarctica. The volcano has pronounced temperature gradients over very short distances, from as high as 100 °C in the fumaroles t...