Antarctica harbours a wide range of extreme and diverse ecological niches that support
diverse group of microorganisms, making it important to investigate the microbial diversity of …

In the present study, we investigated the microbial community composition and their
associated metabolic potentials using the 16S rRNA gene (V3–V4) and ITS (ITS1) amplicon …

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has had major impact on human health worldwide.
Whilst national and international COVID-19 lockdown and travel restriction measures have …

The importance of metal containing catalytic sites are one of the pillars of life due to the
crucial redox chemistry they allow. In an extreme environment, where increasingly more …

Biodegradation of triphenyl phosphate (TPHP) by Sphingopyxis sp. GY was investigated,
and results demonstrated that TPHP could be completely degraded in 36 h with intracellular …

Microbial communities of the sediments of the Kandalaksha Bay (White Sea) remain
insufficiently studied. While the data on the rates of some microbial processes are available …

Bacterial diversity of four thermally different hot springs of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra,
India, was investigated using culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. A …

Single-stranded (ss) DNA viruses are ubiquitous and constitute some of the most diverse
entities on Earth. Most studies have focused on ssDNA viruses from terrestrial environments …

Antarctica features one of the most ancient, largest glacier reserves and the most pristine
environment left on the earth. However, in the last few decades disturbances due to …

The Antarctic continent hosts exceptional niches, making it an ideal environment for studying
polyextremophilic microorganisms. These organisms are uniquely shaped by the …