A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa,
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …

Marine biofilms are ubiquitous in the marine environment. These complex microbial
communities rapidly respond to environmental changes and encompass hugely diverse …

The Arctic cryosphere is collapsing, posing overlapping environmental risks. In particular,
thawing permafrost threatens to release biological, chemical and radioactive materials that …

Glaciers represent a unique inventory of microbial genetic diversity and a record of
evolution. The Tibetan Plateau contains the largest area of low-latitude glaciers and is …

Microbial cells (ie, bacteria, archaea, microeukaryotes) in oceans secrete a diverse array of
large molecules, collectively called extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) or simply …

The role of the Arctic Ocean ecosystem in climate regulation may depend on the responses
of marine microorganisms to environmental change. We applied genome-resolved …

Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

Microbial communities of the Arctic Ocean are poorly characterized in comparison to other
aquatic environments as to their horizontal, vertical, and temporal turnover. Yet, recent …

The marine environment is the largest aquatic ecosystem on Earth and it harbours
microorganisms responsible for more than 50% of total biomass of prokaryotes in the world …

Glaciers and ice sheets, like other biomes, occupy a significant area of the planet and
harbour biological communities with distinct interactions and feedbacks with their physical …