Antarctica is arguably the world's most important continent for influencing the Earth's climate
and ocean ecosystem function. The unique physico-chemical properties of the Southern …

Psychrophilic (cold-adapted) microorganisms make a major contribution to Earth's biomass
and perform critical roles in global biogeochemical cycles. The vast extent and …

When cyanobacteria originated and diversified, and what their ancient traits were, remain
critical unresolved problems. Here, we used a phylogenomic approach to construct a well …

We applied molecular, microscopic, and culture techniques to characterize the microbial
communities in snow and air at remote sites in the Canadian High Arctic (Ward Hunt Island …

Perennially cold habitats are diminishing as a result of climate change; however, little is
known of the diversity or biogeography of microbes that thrive in such environments. Here …

There are several biomimetic approaches to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The
present investigation describes a solitary method for the synthesis of AgNPs in one-pot by …

We isolated 59 strains of cyanobacteria from the benthic microbial mats of 23 Antarctic lakes,
from five locations in two regions, in order to characterize their morphological and genotypic …

For the first time, the cyanobacterial diversity from microbial mats in lakes of Eastern
Antarctica was investigated using microscopic and molecular approaches. The present …

Toxin production during cyanobacterial blooms poses a significant public health threat in
water bodies globally and requires the development of effective bloom management …

The bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic populations of nonlithifying mats with pustular and
smooth morphology from Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay were characterised using small subunit …