Diversity of CBBL, NIFH and PUFLM genes in soils around the Princess Elisabeth station, Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Tahon, Guillaume, Tytgat, Bjorn, Willems, Anne
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; ANTARCTICA; ILLUMINA; CARBON FIXATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Queen Maud Land; Sør-Rondane; Sør Rondane Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/6934848; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-6934848

Introduction: In Antarctica, the presence of native flowering plants is restricted to the Peninsula. In continental Antarctica, photosynthesis by Cyanobacteria is generally thought to be the main primary source of organic carbon. Many cyanobacterial species are also capable of fixing nitrogen, allow...