On the rocks: the microbiology of Antarctic Dry Valley soils
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The arid soils of the Antarctic Dry Valleys constitute some of the oldest, coldest, driest and most oligotrophic soils on Earth. Early studies suggested that the Dry Valley soils contained, at best, very low levels of viable microbiota. However, recent applications of molecular methods have revealed a dramatically contrasting picture - a very wide diversity of microbial taxa, many of which are uncultured and taxonomically unique, and a community that seems to be structured solely by abiotic processes. Here we review our understanding of these extreme Antarctic terrestrial microbial communities, with particular emphasis on the factors that are involved in their development, distribution and maintenance in these cold desert environments.
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Life on Earth clings tenaciously to almost any environment where we can look for it, including Antarctica's Dry Valleys and deep below the seafloor.
“life on Earth clings tenaciously to almost any environment where we can look for it, including Antarctica's Dry Valleys and deep below the seafloor (Cary et al. 2010; D'Hondt et al. 2004).”
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- Authors
- Cary, S. C., McDonald, I. R., Barrett, J. E., & Cowan, D. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Waikato (NZ)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Cary, S. Craig
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Microbiology
- Published
- 2010-02
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 129-138
- ISSN
- 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
- 1740-1534
- OpenAlex
- W2056887996
- Cited by
- 580
- References
- 109
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 46 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 38 · 2014: 44 · 2013: 38 · 2012: 33
- FWCI
- 3.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Reviews Microbiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Polar Research and Ecology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Keywords
- Antarctic Dry Valleys, soil microbiology, microbial communities, extreme environments, microbial diversity, unculturable microorganisms, oligotrophic soils, microbial survival
- MeSH terms
- Antarctic Regions, Bacteria, Cold Temperature, Phylogeny, Soil Microbiology, Climate Change
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