Nature Communications (Jan 2022)
Phylogenetically and functionally diverse microorganisms reside under the Ross Ice Shelf
- Clara Martínez-Pérez,
- Chris Greening,
- Sean K. Bay,
- Rachael J. Lappan,
- Zihao Zhao,
- Daniele De Corte,
- Christina Hulbe,
- Christian Ohneiser,
- Craig Stevens,
- Blair Thomson,
- Ramunas Stepanauskas,
- José M. González,
- Ramiro Logares,
- Gerhard J. Herndl,
- Sergio E. Morales,
- Federico Baltar
Affiliations
- Clara Martínez-Pérez
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna
- Chris Greening
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University
- Sean K. Bay
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University
- Rachael J. Lappan
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University
- Zihao Zhao
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna
- Daniele De Corte
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
- Christina Hulbe
- School of Surveying, University of Otago
- Christian Ohneiser
- Department of Geology, University of Otago
- Craig Stevens
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
- Blair Thomson
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Otago
- Ramunas Stepanauskas
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
- José M. González
- Department of Microbiology, University of La Laguna
- Ramiro Logares
- Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC)
- Gerhard J. Herndl
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna
- Sergio E. Morales
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago
- Federico Baltar
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27769-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
The Ross Ice Shelf is the most extensive ice shelf of Antarctica and isolates the underlying ocean from sunlight. Here the authors use multi-omics to unravel the phylogenetic and functional diversity of microbial life in this ecosystem.
