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On the rocks: the microbiology of Antarctic Dry Valley soils

Cary, S. Craig, McDonald, Ian R., Barrett, John E., Cowan, Don A.·2010·Nature Reviews Microbiology

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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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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
ORCID: Cary, S. Craig
Barrett, John E.
Cowan, Don A.
Venue: Nature Reviews Microbiology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2010-02
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Pages: 129-138
ISSN: 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
1740-1534
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2281
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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