Links between bacteria derived from penguin guts and deposited guano and the surrounding soil microbiota

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Yew, Wen Chyin, Pearce, David, Dunn, Michael James, Adlard, Stacey, Alias, Siti Aisyah, Samah, Azizan Abu, Convey, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2018
• Subjects: C500 Microbiology; C900 Others in Biological Sciences; Antarctic; Guano; Signy Island; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/31635/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-017-2189-x; https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/31635/1/Manuscript%202.pdf

Penguins are an important indicator of marine ecosystem health and a major contributor of nutrients to terrestrial ecosystems in Antarctica. Their stomach microbiota is influenced by both the prey consumed and their foraging environment in the sea. As penguins feed at sea and breed on land, they mig...