What is it about?
Prokaryotic (bacterial and archaeal) diversity, abundances (including virus-like particles) and metabolic profiles were investigated by an integrated approach, including traditional and new-generation methods
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Why is it important?
This study provides further insights into the ecology and evolution of the microbial life in the ice-covered lakes of Antarctica, coping with the natural extreme brine environment.
Perspectives
From an astrobiological perspective, brines could represent a useful and plausible terrestrial model to study the microbial colonization of exobiological niches, encouraging investigation on the existence of life of other planets.
Dr Gabriella Caruso
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Polari (CNR-ISP) Messina, Italy
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This page is a summary of: Microbial Assemblages in Pressurized Antarctic Brine Pockets (Tarn Flat, Northern Victoria Land): A Hotspot of Biodiversity and Activity, Microorganisms, September 2019, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7090333.
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