Antarctic biodiversity is much more extensive, ecologically diverse and biogeographically
structured than previously thought. Understanding of how this diversity is distributed in …

The study of the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) has
traditionally been based on culturing organisms from bulk water samples. The development …

The response of microbial communities to long-term environmental change is poorly
understood. Here, we study bacterioplankton communities in a unique system of coastal …

Background Hypersaline soda lakes are characterized by extreme high soluble carbonate
alkalinity. Despite the high pH and salt content, highly diverse microbial communities are …

We are living through exciting times during which we are able to unravel the “microbial dark
matter” in and around us through the application of high‐resolution “meta‐omics” …

Soda lakes are salt lakes with a naturally alkaline pH due to evaporative concentration of
sodium carbonates in the absence of major divalent cations. Hypersaline soda brines harbor …

Viruses are abundant ubiquitous members of microbial communities and in the marine
environment affect population structure and nutrient cycling by infecting and lysing primary …

The ubiquitous SAR11 bacterial clade is the most abundant type of organism in the world's
oceans, but the reasons for its success are not fully elucidated. We analysed 128 surface …

The Earth's biosphere is dominated by cold environments, and the cold biosphere is
dominated by microorganisms. Microorganisms in cold Southern Ocean waters are …

Abstract Background The Antarctic continent is considered the coldest and driest place on
earth with simple ecosystems, devoid of higher plants. Soils in the ice-free regions of …