Article
Diversity of 746 heterotrophic bacteria isolated from microbial mats from ten Antarctic lakes.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Dec 2002
Van Trappen Stefanie, Mergaert Joris, Van Eygen Sylvie, Dawyndt Peter, Cnockaert Margo C, Swings Jean
Abstract excerpt
Microbial mats, growing in Antarctic lakes constitute unique and very diverse habitats. In these mats microorganisms are confronted with extreme life conditions. We isolated 746 bacterial strains from mats collected from ten lakes in the Dry Valleys (lakes Hoare and Fryxell), the Vestfold Hills (lakes Ace, Druzhby, Grace, Highway, Pendant, Organic and Watts) and the Larsemann Hills (lake Reid), using...
Topics
- Antarctic Regions
- Bacteria
- Base Sequence
- Biomass
- Fatty Acids
- Fresh Water
- Genetic Variation
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Water Microbiology