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 …

Concern about finding new antibiotics against drug-resistant pathogens is increasing every
year. Antarctic bacteria have been proposed as an unexplored source of bioactive …

Nontraditional sources were shown to be promising for obtaining bacterial isolates
characterized by efficient production of antibiotics, including those affecting the strains with …

The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a critical public health
problem. It is also a concern for industries, since multidrug-resistant microorganisms affect …

Microorganisms from Antarctica have evolved particular strategies to cope with cold.
Moreover, they have been recently reported as producers of antimicrobial compounds …

Intensive efforts are being made to find new compounds with antimicrobial activity. The
search for these novel bio-products in sparsely explored environments may be the key to …

Arctic soils are constantly subjected to extreme environmental conditions such as low
humidity, strong winds, high salinity, freeze-thaw cycles, UV exposition, and low nutrient …

Recent advances in molecular biology techniques have shown the presence of diverse
microbial communities and endemic species in Antarctica. Endemic microbes may be a …

Many Arctic biomes, which are populated with abundant and diverse microbial life, are
under threat: climate change and warming temperatures have raised concerns about …

Antarctic soils represent a unique environment characterised by extremes of temperature,
salinity, elevated UV radiation, low nutrient and low water content. Despite the harshness of …