Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and hemolytic phenotypes in culturable arctic bacteria

DC Mogrovejo, L Perini, C Gostinčar, K Sepčić… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Many Arctic biomes, which are populated with abundant and diverse microbial life, are
under threat: climate change and warming temperatures have raised concerns about …

Culture-dependent bioprospecting of bacterial isolates from the Canadian high Arctic displaying antibacterial activity

E Marcolefas, T Leung, M Okshevsky… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The goal of this study was to isolate, screen, and characterize Arctic microbial isolates from
Expedition Fjord, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada capable of inhibiting the growth of …

Microbial genomics amidst the Arctic crisis

A Edwards, KA Cameron, JM Cook… - Microbial …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
The Arctic is warming–fast. Microbes in the Arctic play pivotal roles in feedbacks that magnify
the impacts of Arctic change. Understanding the genome evolution, diversity and dynamics …

Bacteria from Antarctic environments: diversity and detection of antimicrobial, antiproliferative, and antiparasitic activities

TR Silva, AWF Duarte, MRZ Passarini, ALTG Ruiz… - Polar Biology, 2018 - Springer
Microorganisms dominate most of Antarctic ecosystems and play a crucial role in their
functioning. They are called extremophilic microorganisms with unique and versatile …

Characterization of Antarctic psychrotrophic bacteria with antibacterial activities against terrestrial microorganisms

A Lo Giudice, V Bruni, L Michaud - Journal of basic …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Five‐hundreds and eighty bacterial strains, isolated from various Antarctic marine sources
and locations, were screened for antimicrobial activity against terrestrial microorganisms …

[HTML][HTML] Protection of Antarctic microbial communities–'out of sight, out of mind'

KA Hughes, DA Cowan, A Wilmotte - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Recent advances in molecular biology techniques have shown the presence of diverse
microbial communities and endemic species in Antarctica. Endemic microbes may be a …

Functional characterization of bacteria isolated from ancient arctic soil exposes diverse resistance mechanisms to modern antibiotics

GG Perron, L Whyte, PJ Turnbaugh, J Goordial… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Using functional metagenomics to study the resistomes of bacterial communities isolated
from different layers of the Canadian high Arctic permafrost, we show that microbial …

Phylogenetic diversity of numerically important Arctic sea-ice bacteria cultured at subzero temperature

K Junge, F Imhoff, T Staley, JW Deming - Microbial Ecology, 2002 - JSTOR
Heterotrophic bacteria in sea ice play a key role in carbon cycling, but little is known about
the predominant players at the phylogenetic level. In a study of both algal bands and clear …

Characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factor genes in an Arctic permafrost region revealed by metagenomics

H Kim, M Kim, S Kim, YM Lee, SC Shin - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and virulence factor genes (VFGs) constitute a
serious threat to public health, and climate change has been predicted to affect the increase …

Diversity and structure of bacterial communities in Arctic versus Antarctic pack ice

R Brinkmeyer, K Knittel, J Jürgens… - Applied and …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A comprehensive assessment of bacterial diversity and community composition
in arctic and antarctic pack ice was conducted through cultivation and cultivation …