The growing problem of antibiotic resistance has led to the exploration of uncultured
bacteria as potential sources of new antimicrobials. PCR amplicon analyses and short-read …

Much of Antarctica's highly endemic terrestrial biodiversity is found in small ice‐free patches.
Substantial genetic differentiation has been detected among populations across spatial …

Toward the poles, life on land is increasingly dominated by microorganisms, yet the
evolutionary origin of polar microbiomes remains poorly understood. Here, we use …

Abstract Background The Arctic and Antarctic are the two most geographically distant
bioregions on earth. Recent sampling efforts and following metagenomics have shed light …

Dispersal is a critical yet poorly understood factor underlying macroecological patterns in
microbial communities. Airborne microbial transport is assumed to occupy a central role in …

The considerable microbial diversity of soils and key role in biogeochemical cycling have
led to growing interest in their global distribution and the impact that environmental change …

The polar regions, comprising the Antarctic, Arctic and Tibetan Plateau, represent the most
extreme environments on Earth. Soils across the polar regions harbor diverse …

Predatory myxobacteria are keystone taxa in the soil microbial food web that potentially
regulate soil microbial community structure and ecosystem functions. However, little is …

Cold desert soil microbiomes thrive despite severe moisture and nutrient limitations. In
Eastern Antarctic soils, bacterial primary production is supported by trace gas oxidation and …

Introduction Eukaryotic algae in the top few centimeters of fellfield soils of ice-free Maritime
Antarctica have many important effects on their habitat, such as being significant drivers of …