Protection of Antarctic microbial communities – ‘out of sight, out of mind’

Recent advances in molecular biology techniques have shown the presence of diverse microbial communities and endemic species in Antarctica. Endemic microbes may be a potential source of novel biotechnologically important compounds, including, for example, new antibiotics. Thus, the scientific and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kevin Andrew Hughes, Don A Cowan, Annick eWilmotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00151/full