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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00151/full |