Pre-Cambrian roots of novel Antarctic cryptoendolithic bacterial lineages

Pre-Cambrian roots of novel Antarctic cryptoendolithic bacterial lineages

Abstract Background Cryptoendolithic communities are microbial ecosystems dwelling inside porous rocks that are able to persist at the edge of the biological potential for life in the ice-free areas of the Antarctic desert. These regions include the McMurdo Dry Valleys, often accounted as the closes...

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Main Authors: Davide Albanese, Claudia Coleine, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Silvano Onofri, Susannah G. Tringe, Jason E. Stajich, Laura Selbmann, Claudio Donati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Antarctica
Extremophiles
Cryptoendolithic communities
Bacteria
Evolution
Adaptation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01021-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01021-0

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