Biodiversity of air-borne microorganisms at Halley station, Antarctica

• Published in: Extremophiles
• Main Authors: Pearce, David, Hughes, Kevin, Lachlan-Cope, Thomas, Harangozo, Stephen, Jones, Anna E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2010
• Subjects: C500 Microbiology; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Halley Research Station; Halley Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/25160/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-009-0293-8

A study of air-borne microbial biodiversity over an isolated scientific research station on an ice-shelf in continental Antarctica was undertaken to establish the potential source of microbial colonists. The study aimed to assess: (1) whether microorganisms were likely to have a local (research stat...