Source and acquisition of rhizosphere microbes in Antarctic vascular plants

S Guajardo-Leiva, J Alarcón, F Gutzwiller… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rhizosphere microbial communities exert critical roles in plant health, nutrient cycling, and
soil fertility. Despite the essential functions conferred by microbes, the source and …

[HTML][HTML] Native and Alien Antarctic Grasses as a Habitat for Fungi

S Piłsyk, U Perlińska-Lenart, A Janik… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biological invasions are now seen as one of the main threats to the Antarctic ecosystem. An
example of such an invasion is the recent colonization of the H. Arctowski Polish Antarctic …

[HTML][HTML] Endophytic fungi from an overlooked plant species: A case study in Kelissa brasiliensis (Baker) Ravenna

GAK Andrade, JDP Bezerra, MVM Vargas… - Acta Botanica …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Studies involving endophytic fungi isolated from endemic plants and their antibacterial
potential are largely unknown in the Pampa biome. In this study, we identified endophytic …

Endolithic Fungal Diversity in Antarctic Oligocene Rock Samples Explored Using DNA Metabarcoding

NG Rabelo, VN Gonçalves, MA Carvalho, SM Scheffler… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We investigated the environmental DNA fungal diversity present in cores
of Oligocene rocks from Antarctica using a DNA metabarcoding approach. After eDNA …