Periphyton diversity in two different Antarctic lakes assessed using metabarcoding

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Câmara, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva, Souza, Láuren M. D. de, Pinto, Otávio Henrique Bezerra, Convey, Peter, Amorim, Eduardo T., Silva, Micheline Carvalho, Rosa, Luiz Henrique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: Antártica; Sequenciamento de alto rendimento; Espaçador ITS; Antarctic; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Deception Island; Hennequin; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/43590; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102021000316

Antarctic lakes have generally simple periphyton communities when compared with those of lower latitudes. To date, assessment of microbial diversity in Antarctica has relied heavily on traditional direct observation and cultivation methods. In this study, sterilized cotton baits were left submerged...