We isolated 59 strains of cyanobacteria from the benthic microbial mats of 23 Antarctic lakes, from five locations in two regions, in order to characterize their morphological and genotypic diversity. On the basis of their morphology, the cyanobacteria were assigned to 12 species that included four Antarctic endemic taxa. Sequences of the ribosomal RNA gene were determined for 56 strains. In general, the strains closely related at the 16S rRNA gene level belonged to the same morphospecies. Nevertheless, divergences were observed concerning the diversity in terms of species richness, novelty, and geographical distribution. For the 56 strains, 21 operational taxonomic units (OTUs, defined as groups of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences with more...
On the Antarctic continent, Cyanobacteria represent the key primary producers and the main drivers o...
The evolutionary history and geographical isolation of the Antarctic continent have produced a uniqu...
The study of Antarctic cyanobacterial diversity has been mostly limited to morphological identificat...
We isolated 59 strains of cyanobacteria from the benthic microbial mats of 23 Antarctic lakes, from ...
The evolutionary relationships of 10 Antarctic cyanobacterial strains of the order Oscillatoriales i...
For the first time, the cyanobacterial diversity from microbial mats in lakes of Eastern Antarctica ...
Currently, there is no consensus concerning the geographic distribution and extent of endemism in An...
Antarctic cyanobacteria biodiversity was investigated at various levels including the morphological,...
The evolutionary history and geographical isolation of the Antarctic continent have produced a uniqu...
The evolutionary relationships of ten Antarctic cyanobacterial strains of the order Oscil...
Cyanobacteria are the dominant phototrophs in Antarctic biota where they form conspicuous microbial ...
The BCCM/ULC public collection of Cyanobacteria has been funded since 2011 by the Belgian Science Po...
Freshwater ecosystems range from glacial cryoecosystems, ice shelf meltwater ponds to perennially ic...
Antarctic cyanobacteria biodiversity was investigated by simultaneous sequencing of the nuclear ribo...
Cyanobacterial mats are common in Antarctic lakes, ponds and on moist soils. The species comprising ...
On the Antarctic continent, Cyanobacteria represent the key primary producers and the main drivers o...
The evolutionary history and geographical isolation of the Antarctic continent have produced a uniqu...
The study of Antarctic cyanobacterial diversity has been mostly limited to morphological identificat...
We isolated 59 strains of cyanobacteria from the benthic microbial mats of 23 Antarctic lakes, from ...
The evolutionary relationships of 10 Antarctic cyanobacterial strains of the order Oscillatoriales i...
For the first time, the cyanobacterial diversity from microbial mats in lakes of Eastern Antarctica ...
Currently, there is no consensus concerning the geographic distribution and extent of endemism in An...
Antarctic cyanobacteria biodiversity was investigated at various levels including the morphological,...
The evolutionary history and geographical isolation of the Antarctic continent have produced a uniqu...
The evolutionary relationships of ten Antarctic cyanobacterial strains of the order Oscil...
Cyanobacteria are the dominant phototrophs in Antarctic biota where they form conspicuous microbial ...
The BCCM/ULC public collection of Cyanobacteria has been funded since 2011 by the Belgian Science Po...
Freshwater ecosystems range from glacial cryoecosystems, ice shelf meltwater ponds to perennially ic...
Antarctic cyanobacteria biodiversity was investigated by simultaneous sequencing of the nuclear ribo...
Cyanobacterial mats are common in Antarctic lakes, ponds and on moist soils. The species comprising ...
On the Antarctic continent, Cyanobacteria represent the key primary producers and the main drivers o...
The evolutionary history and geographical isolation of the Antarctic continent have produced a uniqu...
The study of Antarctic cyanobacterial diversity has been mostly limited to morphological identificat...