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Unveiling biogeographic patterns of Antarctic cyanobacteria by 454 pyrosequencing
Wilmotte, Annick; Stelmach Pessi, Igor; De Carvalho, Pedro et al.
2014XXX111 SCAR Biennial Meetings and Open Science Conference 2014’
 

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Keywords :
Diversity; Biogeography; cyanobacteria; Antarctica; pyrosequencing; 16S rRNA
Abstract :
[en] Cyanobacteria are often considered as the dominant phototrophs in Antarctic lacustrine environments, primarily occurring in benthic or floating microbial mat communities. Previous studies have indicated the presence of endemic cyanobacteria in the Antarctic Realm, but the extent and patterns of cyanobacterial bioregionalisation, if any, is still largely unknown. Therefore, our objective is to assess the cyanobacterial diversity in Antarctic lacustrine microbial mats using 454 pyrosequencing, in order to determine if cyanobacterial biogeographic patterns are similar to those observed for multicellular organisms. This will be useful also as baseline data, for later comparisons and assessments of the impact of global change.
Research center :
CIP - Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines - ULiège
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
Wilmotte, Annick  ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie et génétique bactériennes
Stelmach Pessi, Igor ;  Université de Liège > Centre d'ingénierie des protéines
De Carvalho, Pedro
Laughinghouse, Haywood Dail
Baurain, Denis  ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la vie > Phylogénomique des eucaryotes
Language :
English
Title :
Unveiling biogeographic patterns of Antarctic cyanobacteria by 454 pyrosequencing
Publication date :
August 2014
Number of pages :
A0
Event name :
XXX111 SCAR Biennial Meetings and Open Science Conference 2014’
Event organizer :
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Event place :
Auckland, New Zealand
Event date :
23-29 aout 2014
Audience :
International
Name of the research project :
CCAMBIO, Climate change and 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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