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Protection of Antarctic microbial communities–‘out of sight, out of mind’
Hughes, Kevin; Cowan, Don; Wilmotte, Annick
2015In Frontiers in Microbiology, 6 (151), p. 1-6
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Keywords :
Antarctica; Conservation; microbial diversity; human impact; inviolate area
Abstract :
[en] RecentadvancesinmolecularbiologytechniqueshaveshownthepresenceofdiversemicrobialcommunitiesandendemicspeciesinAntarctica.Endemicmicrobesmaybeapotentialsourceofnovelbiotechnologicallyimportantcompounds,including,forexample,newantibiotics.Thus,thescientificandbiotechnologicalvalueofAntarcticterrestrialmicrobialhabitatscanbecompromisedbyhumanvisitationtoagreaterextentthanpreviouslyrealized.Theever-increasinghumanfootprintinAntarcticamakesconsiderationofthistopicmorepressing,asthenumberoflocationsknowntobepristinehabitats,whereincreasinglysophisticatedcutting-edgeresearchtechniquesmaybeusedtotheirfullpotential,declines.ExaminationoftheProtectedAreassystemoftheAntarcticTreatyshowsthatmicrobialhabitatsaregenerallypoorlyprotected.NoothercontinentonEarthisdominatedtothesamedegreebymicrobialspecies,andrealopportunitiesexisttodevelopnewwaysofconceptualizingandimplementingconservationofmicrobialbiogeographyonacontinentalscale.Herewehighlightpotentialthreatsbothtotheconservationofterrestrialmicrobialecosystems,andtofuturescientificresearchrequiringtheirstudy.
Research center :
CIP - Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines - ULiège
Disciplines :
Microbiology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Hughes, Kevin
Cowan, Don
Wilmotte, Annick  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie et génétique bactériennes
Language :
English
Title :
Protection of Antarctic microbial communities–‘out of sight, out of mind’
Alternative titles :
[fr] La protection des communautés microbiennes antarctiques - 'loin des yeux, loin du coeur'
Publication date :
25 February 2015
Journal title :
Frontiers in Microbiology
eISSN :
1664-302X
Publisher :
Frontiers Research Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland
Special issue title :
Terra Incognita: microbial life in the terrestrial cryosphere
Volume :
6
Issue :
151
Pages :
1-6
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Climate change and the Antarctic Microbial Diversity
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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