From strains to communities : an omics approach to study the diversity and adaptation of Antarctic cyanobacteria

• Main Author: Savaglia, Valentina
• Other Authors: Wilmotte, Annick, Verleyen, Elie
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Ghent University. Faculty of Sciences 2023
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Sør-Rondane; Sør Rondane Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01HCHJ34R9PQQSWY1RT307YYVN; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01HCHJ34R9PQQSWY1RT307YYVN; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01HCHJ34R9PQQSWY1RT307YYVN/file/01HCHJ786QZGY6AB4R2TX9RX44

Ice-free areas cover less than 0.5 % of the Antarctic, yet they host most of the terrestrial biodiversity of the whole continent. These terrestrial habitats are characterized by truncated and simple food webs consisting almost uniquely of microbial communities. Cyanobacteria are among the main prima...