From single pioneers to complex pro- and eukaryotic microbial networks in soils along a glacier forefield chronosequence in continental Antarctica

IntroductionIn the extremely dry and oligotrophic soils of East Antarctica, where low temperatures and humidity result in minimal biological turnover rates, extracellular DNA (eDNA) can persist over extended timescales. Differentiating between sequences from living, potentially active cells (intrace...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Rahma Amen, Lars Ganzert, Thomas Friedl, Nataliya Rybalka, Dirk Wagner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Antarctica glacier forefield soils extracellular DNA intracellular DNA bacteria Eukarya
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1576898/full