A possible unique ecosystem in the endoglacial hypersaline brines in Antarctica

Abstract Here, we present the results related to a new unique terrestrial ecosystem found in an englacial hypersaline brine found in Northern Victoria Land (Antarctica). Both the geochemistry and microbial (prokaryotic and fungal) diversity revealed an unicity with respect to all the other known Ant...

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Main Authors: M. Guglielmin, M. Azzaro, P. Buzzini, D. Battistel, M. Roman, S. Ponti, B. Turchetti, C. Sannino, L. Borruso, M. Papale, A. Lo Giudice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27219-2