Large heterotrophic bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation

• Main Authors: Peeters, Karolien, Verleyen, Elie, Ertz, Damien, Hodgson, Dominic, Willems, Anne
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Antarctica; cultivation; heterotrophic bacterial diversity; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Shackleton; Pourquoi Pas; Pourquoi-Pas; Pourquoi-Pas?; Ongul; Ongul Island; Langhovde; Lützow-Holm Bay; Pensacola Mountains; Utsteinen; Pourquoi Pas Island; Forlidas Pond; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/978395; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-978395

The microbial diversity on Antarctica is largely under-explored. As part of the AMBIO-project that aims to explore the factors affecting bacterial distribution patterns in Antarctica, nine samples from different regions were investigated. They include two samples from the environment of the Princess...