A Mosaic of Geothermal and Marine Features Shapes Microbial Community Structure on Deception Island Volcano, Antarctica

A Mosaic of Geothermal and Marine Features Shapes Microbial Community Structure on Deception Island Volcano, Antarctica

Active volcanoes in Antarctica contrast with their predominantly cold surroundings, resulting in environmental conditions capable of selecting for versatile and extremely diverse microbial communities. This is especially true on Deception Island, where geothermal, marine, and polar environments comb...

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Main Authors: Amanda G. Bendia, Camila N. Signori, Diego C. Franco, Rubens T. D. Duarte, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, Vivian H. Pellizari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
polar marine volcano
Antarctica
environmental gradients
extremophiles
diversity
community structure
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00899/full

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