Diversity of phototrophic genes suggests multiple bacteria may be able to exploit sunlight in exposed soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Tahon, Guillaume, Tytgat, Bjorn, Willems, Anne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Princess Elisabeth Station; Sør Rondane Mountains; anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria; actinorhodopsin; light-harvesting; AAP; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTERS; AEROBIC ANOXYGENIC PHOTOTROPHS; COMPARATIVE-ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MARINE ROSEOBACTER LINEAGE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; CHLOROPHYLL BIOSYNTHESIS; ACTINORHODOPSIN GENES; INTERACTIVE TREE; PURPLE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL MATS; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Austral; Sør-Rondane; Sor-Rondane; Sor Rondane Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8503214; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8503214; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02026; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8503214/file/8503216

Microbial life in exposed terrestrial surface layers in continental Antarctica is faced with extreme environmental conditions, including scarcity of organic matter. Bacteria in these exposed settings can therefore be expected to use alternative energy sources such as solar energy, abundant during th...