A preliminary study of airbourne biodiversity over peninsular Antarctica

• Main Authors: Hughes, Kevin, McCartney, H., Lachlan-Cope, Thomas, Pearce, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Theme 2004
• Subjects: C500 Microbiology; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Rothera; Rothera Point; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/25133/

This study used PCR-based molecular biological identification techniques to examine the biodiversity of air sampled over Rothera Point (Antarctic Peninsula). 16S rDNA fragments of 132 clones were sequenced and identified to reveal a range of microorganisms, including cyanobacteria, actinomycetes, di...