Ecology and potential functions of plant-associated microbial communities in cold environments

M Marian, G Licciardello, B Vicelli… - FEMS microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Complex microbial communities are associated with plants and can improve their resilience
under harsh environmental conditions. In particular, plants and their associated communities …

Diversity and bioprospecting of cultivable fungal assemblages in sediments of lakes in the Antarctic Peninsula

MB Ogaki, DR Teixeira, R Vieira, JM Lírio… - Fungal Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
We recovered 195 fungal isolates from the sediments of different lakes in the Antarctic
Peninsula, which were screened to detect bioactive compounds. Forty-two taxa belonging to …

Diversity, distribution, and ecology of fungi in the seasonal snow of Antarctica

GCA de Menezes, SS Amorim, VN Gonçalves… - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
We characterized the fungal community found in the winter seasonal snow of the Antarctic
Peninsula. From the samples of snow, 234 fungal isolates were obtained and could be …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular hydrolytic enzymes produced by yeasts from Antarctic lichens

MK Da Silva, AV DA SILVA, PM Fernandez… - Anais da Academia …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
In the Antarctic environment, yeasts are versatile eukaryotes that have shown wide
dispersion in different substrates, producing active enzymes in extreme conditions, but their …

Selection of Antarctic yeasts as gray mold biocontrol agents in strawberry

EMS Ferreira, G Garmendia, VN Gonçalves… - Extremophiles, 2023 - Springer
The postharvest disease popularly known as gray mold is considered one of the most
limiting factors strawberry fruit production. The most effective way to control this disease is …

Simulated global warming affects endophytic bacterial and fungal communities of Antarctic pearlwort leaves and some bacterial isolates support plant growth at low …

M Perazzolli, B Vicelli, L Antonielli, CMO Longa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Antarctica is one of the most stressful environments for plant life and the Antarctic pearlwort
(Colobanthus quitensis) is adapted to the hostile conditions. Plant-associated …

Does maritime Antarctic permafrost harbor environmental fungi with pathogenic potential?

TH da Silva, ECQ Gomes, VN Gonçalves, MC da Costa… - Fungal Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
We assessed the potentially pathogenic fungi present in Antarctic permafrost and the
overlying active layer on King George, Robert, Livingston and Deception Islands in the …

Fungi in the Antarctic cryosphere: Using DNA metabarcoding to reveal fungal diversity in glacial ice from the Antarctic Peninsula Region

GCA de Menezes, PEAS Câmara, OHB Pinto… - Microbial ecology, 2022 - Springer
We assessed fungal diversity present in glacial from the Antarctic Peninsula using DNA
metabarcoding through high-throughput sequencing (HTS). We detected a total of 353,879 …

Fungi associated with plants and lichens of Antarctica

CR de Carvalho, IF Santiago… - Fungi of Antarctica …, 2019 - Springer
The Antarctic microbial community is an important component of the ecosystem in Antarctica.
Fungi are among the major Antarctic microorganisms, and several taxa have already been …

Diversity and enzymatic capabilities of fungi associated with the digestive tract of larval stages of a shredder insect in Cerrado and Amazon Forest, Brazil

M Teixeira, CR Souza, PB Morais - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Tropical biomes such as Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon Forest have a great diversity of
fungi and insects. Interactions between these organisms can be beneficial to both partners …