Although Antarctica was once believed to be a sterile environment, it is now clear that the
microbial communities inhabiting the Antarctic continent are surprisingly diverse. Until the …

In view of the high responsiveness of polar ecosystems to the global climate change, the
research of Antarctic microorganisms has become a topical issue. The unique ecosystems …

Snow overlays the majority of Antarctica and is an important repository of dissolved organic
matter (DOM). DOM transformations by supraglacial microbes are not well understood. We …

Cryoconite in mountain glaciers plays important roles in glacial ablation and
biogeochemical cycles. In this study, the composition and sources of dissolved organic …

Cryoconite holes (cylindrical melt-holes on the glacier surface) are important hydrological
and biological systems within glacial environments that support diverse microbial …

Glacier and ice sheet surfaces host diverse communities of microorganisms whose activity
(or inactivity) influences biogeochemical cycles and ice melting. Supraglacial microbes …

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 …

Community assembly processes are important in structuring aquatic microbial communities;
however, the influence of these processes on the dynamics of bacterial communities in …

Snow algae are an important group of terrestrial photosynthetic organisms in Antarctica,
where they mostly grow in low lying coastal snow fields. Reliable observations of Antarctic …

Cryoconite holes (water and sediment-filled depressions), found on glacier surfaces
worldwide, serve as reservoirs of microbes, carbon, trace elements, and nutrients …