Genomic variation and biogeography of Antarctic haloarchaea

• Published in: Microbiome
• Main Authors: Tschitschko, B, Erdmann, S, DeMaere, MZ, Roux, S, Panwar, P, Allen, MA, Williams, TJ, Brazendale, S, Hancock, AM, Eloe-Fadrosh, EA, Cavicchioli, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; holoarchaea; genomic variation; Antarctic; Vestfold Hills; Vestfold; Rauer Islands; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/29858/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/29858/1/131866%20-%20Genomic%20variation%20and%20biogeography%20of%20Antarctic%20haloarchaea.pdf

Background The genomes of halophilic archaea (haloarchaea) often comprise multiple replicons. Genomic variation in haloarchaea has been linked to viral infection pressure and, in the case of Antarctic communities, can be caused by intergenera gene exchange. To expand understanding of genome variatio...