Eukaryotic diversity of miers valley hypoliths

• Main Author: Keriuscia Gokul, Jarishma
• Other Authors: Cowan, D. A., Tuffin, Marla, Stomeo, F.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of the Western Cape 2012
• Subjects: Hypolith; Antarctic; Dry Valleys; Microbial diversity; DGGE; T-RFLP; Culture independent; ITS; 18S; Microalgae; Miers; Miers Valley; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4031

>Magister Scientiae - MSc The extreme conditions of Antarctic desert soils render this environment selective towards a diverse range of psychrotrophic microbial communities. Cracks and fissures in translucent quartz rocks permit an adequate amount of penetrating light, sufficient water and nutrie...