Characterisation of Antarctic cyanobacteria and comparison with New Zealand strains

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: Martineau, Edouard, Wood, Susanna A., Miller, Matthew R., Jungblut, Anne D., Hawes, Ian, Webster-Brown, Jenny, Packer, Michael A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2013
• Subjects: 16S rRNA gene; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Fatty acid; Hexadecatrienoic acid; Hydrocarbons; Lipid class; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; New Zealand; Pyramid; Pyramid Trough; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/7364; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1473-1

Cyanobacterial mats are common in Antarctic lakes, ponds and on moist soils. The species comprising these mats have adapted to tolerate extreme conditions (e.g. high salinities and UV radiation, freezing and extended periods of darkness). In this study, cyanobacterial mats were collected from shallo...