Remarkably coherent population structure for a dominant Antarctic Chlorobium species

• Published in: Microbiome
• Main Authors: Panwar, P, Allen, MA, Williams, TJ, Haque, S, Brazendale, S, Hancock, A, Paez-Espino, D, Cavicchioli, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: BioMed Central 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic microbiology; Chlorobi; Ecotype; Generalist virus; Green sulphur bacteria; Host-virus interactions; Meromictic lake; Metagenome-assembled genomes; Microbial food web; Phylotype; Population structure; Vitamin B12; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Vestfold Hills; Vestfold; Ace Lake; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/47166/

Background: In Antarctica, summer sunlight enables phototrophic microorganisms to drive primary production, thereby "feeding" ecosystems to enable their persistence through the long, dark winter months. In Ace Lake, a stratified marine-derived system in the Vestfold Hills of East Antarctic...