Life on the frozen continent: diversity of RuBisCO, nifH and pufLM genes in soils around the Princess Elisabeth Station, Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Tahon, Guillaume, Tytgat, Bjorn, Stragier, Pieter, Willems, Anne
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Light-harvesting; Clone Library; Carbon fixation; Antarctica; Nitrogen fixation; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Queen Maud Land; Sør-Rondane; Sør Rondane Mountains; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/6934844; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-6934844

In Antarctica, photosynthesis by Cyanobacteria is generally thought to be the main primary source of organic carbon for complex microbial communities. Many cyanobacterial species are also able to fix nitrogen. Therefore, they can survive and prosper in almost every habitat, including Antarctica, Ear...