Occurrence of Soil Fungi in Antarctic Pristine Environments

• Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
• Main Authors: Duran, Paola, Barra, Patricio J., Jorquera, Milko A., Viscardi, Sharon, Fernandez, Camila, Paz, Cristian, de la Luz Mora, Maria, Bol, Roland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica; fungal community; biodiversity index; extreme environment; cold desert; Antarctic; Arctowski; Arctowski Station; Collins Glacier; Coppermine Peninsula; Deception Island; Fildes; King George Island; Robert Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/3704; https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00028

The presence of fungi in pristine Antarctic soils is of particular interest because of the diversity of this microbial group. However, the extreme conditions that coexist in Antarctica produce a strong selective pressure that could lead to the evolution of novel mechanisms for stress tolerance by in...