Rapid Microbial Dynamics in Response to an Induced Wetting Event in Antarctic Dry Valley Soils

Rapid Microbial Dynamics in Response to an Induced Wetting Event in Antarctic Dry Valley Soils

The cold deserts of the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV), Antarctica, host a high level of microbial diversity. Microbial composition and biomass in arid vs. ephemerally wetted regions are distinctly different, with wetted communities representing hot spots of microbial activity that are important zones fo...

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Main Authors: Thomas D. Niederberger, Eric M. Bottos, Jill A. Sohm, Troy Gunderson, Alex Parker, Kathryn J. Coyne, Douglas G. Capone, Edward J. Carpenter, Stephen Craig Cary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Dry Valleys
climate change
cyanobacteria
DNA fingerprinting
wetting
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00621/full

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