DNA metabarcoding of fungal diversity in air and snow of Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Rosa, Luiz Henrique, Pinto, Otávio Henrique Bezerra, Šantl-Temkiv, Tina, Convey, Peter, Carvalho-Silva, Micheline, Rosa, Carlos Augusto, Câmara, Paulo E A S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Livingston Island; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/dna-metabarcoding-of-fungal-diversity-in-air-and-snow-of-livingston-island-south-shetland-islands-antarctica(b7a8e80a-d453-46cf-8d97-8f598a99e3d1).html; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78630-6

We assessed fungal diversity present in air and freshly deposited snow samples obtained from Livingston Island, Antarctica, using DNA metabarcoding through high throughput sequencing (HTS). A total of 740 m3 of air were pumped through a 0.22 µm membrane. Snow obtained shortly after deposition was ke...