Geographical variability of bacterial communities of cryoconite holes of Andean glaciers

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Pittino F., Ambrosini R., Seeger M., Azzoni R. S., Diolaiuti G., Alviz Gazitua P., Franzetti A.
• Other Authors: F. Pittino, R. Ambrosini, M. Seeger, R.S. Azzoni, G. Diolaiuti, P. Alviz Gazitua, A. Franzetti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Research 2023
• Subjects: Settore BIO/07 - Ecologia; Settore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica e Geomorfologia; Settore BIO/19 - Microbiologia Generale; Antarctic; Arctic; Moreno; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2434/957038; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24373-5

Cryoconite holes, ponds full of melting water with sediment on the bottom, are hotspots of biodiversity on glacier surfaces and host dynamic micro-ecosystems. They have been extensively investigated in different areas of the world (e.g., the Arctic, Antarctic, Alps, and Himalaya), but so far no stud...