Antarctic microinvertebrates
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Project description:Antarctic terrestrial metagenomic analyses
| PRJEB53923 | ENA
Project description:The Cosmic Ray Exposure Sequencing Science (CRESS) payload system is a proof of concept experiment to assess the genomic impact of space radiation on seeds. CRESS was designed as a secondary payload for the December 2016 high-altitude, high-latitude, and long-duration balloon flight carrying the Boron And Carbon Cosmic Rays in the Upper Stratosphere (BACCUS) experimental hardware. Investigation of the biological effects of Galactic Cosmic Radiation (GCR), particularly those of ions with High-Z and Energy (HZE), is of interest due to the genomic damage this type of radiation inflicts. The biological effects of upper-stratospheric mixed radiation above Antarctica (ANT) were sampled using Arabidopsis thaliana seeds and were compared to those resulting from a controlled simulation of GCR at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and to laboratory control seed. The payload developed for Antarctica exposure was broadly designed to 1U CubeSat specifications (10cmx10cmx10cm, ≤1.33kg), maintained 1 atm internal pressure, and carried an internal cargo of four seed trays (about 580,000 seeds) and twelve CR-39 Solid-State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTDs). The irradiated seeds were recovered, sterilized and grown on Petri plates for phenotypic screening. BNL and ANT M0 seeds showed significantly reduced germination rates and elevated somatic mutation rates when compared to non-irradiated controls, with the BNL mutation rate also being significantly higher than that of ANT. Genomic DNA from mutants of interest was evaluated with whole-genome sequencing using PacBio SMRT technology. Sequence data revealed the presence of an array of genome structural variants in the genomes of M0 and M1 mutant plants.
2018-12-20 | GSE121111 | GEO
Project description:Aeolian microbial dispersal limitation to Antarctica
| PRJEB27416 | ENA
Project description:Because of severe abiotic limitations, Antarctic soils represent simplified ecosystems, where microorganisms are the principle drivers of nutrient cycling. This relative simplicity makes these ecosystems particularly vulnerable to perturbations, like global warming, and the Antarctic Peninsula is among the most rapidly warming regions on the planet. However, the consequences of the ongoing warming of Antarctica on microorganisms and the processes they mediate are unknown. Here, using 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing and qPCR, we report a number of highly consistent changes in microbial community structure and abundance across very disparate sub-Antarctic and Antarctic environments following three years of experimental field warming (+ 0.5-2°C). Specifically, we found significant increases in the abundance of fungi and bacteria and in the Alphaproteobacteria-to-Acidobacteria ratio. These alterations were linked to a significant increase in soil respiration. Furthermore, the shifts toward generalist or opportunistic bacterial communities following warming weakened the linkage between bacterial diversity and functional diversity. Warming also increased the abundance of some organisms related to the N-cycle, detected as an increase in the relative abundance of nitrogenase genes via GeoChip microarray analyses. Our results demonstrate that soil microorganisms across a range of sub-Antarctic and Antarctic environments can respond consistently and rapidly to increasing temperatures, thereby potentially disrupting soil functioning.
2010-12-30 | GSE22825 | GEO
Project description:Coastal Antarctica metagenomes
| PRJNA855145 | ENA
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level in Pseudozyma antarctica T-34, compared to Ustilago maydis UM521. To clarify the transcriptomic characteristics of Pseudozyma antarctica under the conditions of high MEL production, a DNA microarray of both the strains, Pseudozyma antarctica T-34 and Ustilago maydis UM521 was prepared and analyzed the transcriptomes.
2014-03-21 | GSE47171 | GEO
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level in Pseudozyma antarctica T-34, compared to Ustilago maydis UM521. To clarify the transcriptomic characteristics of Pseudozyma antarctica under the conditions of high MEL production, a DNA microarray of both the strains, Pseudozyma antarctica T-34 and Ustilago maydis UM521 was prepared and analyzed the transcriptomes. A DNA chip study using mRNA from the cultures of Pseudozyma antarctica T-34 and Ustilago maydis UM521 demonstrated the gene expression level of each strain.
2014-03-21 | E-GEOD-47171 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Halorubrum lacusprofundi is an important member of Deep Lake in Antarctica, representing ~10% of the lake population (DeMaere et al., 2013). Deep Lake is in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica (68°33’36.8S, 78°11’48.7E) and is 36 m deep, monomictic, and perennially cold (down to -20°C) (DeMaere et al., 2013; Williams et al., 2014; Tschitschko et al., 2015; Tschitschko et al., 2016). In this project, using quantitative proteomics (8-plex iTRAQ labeling), proteins, pathways and cellular processes important for biofilm formation were determined for Hrr. lacusprofundi. The data provided a new level of understanding about molecular mechanisms and regulatory networks involved in adaptation of Hrr. lacusprofundi to biofilm formation. DeMaere, M. Z., Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., Brown, M. V., Gibson, J. A., Rich, J., et al. (2013) High level of intergenera gene exchange shapes the evolution of haloarchaea in an isolated Antarctic lake. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 110: 16939-16944. Tschitschko, B., Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., Páez-Espino, D., Kyrpides, N., Zhong, L., et al. (2015) Antarctic archaea–virus interactions: metaproteome-led analysis of invasion, evasion and adaptation. ISME J 9: 2094-2107. Tschitschko, B., Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., Zhong, L., Raftery, M. J., and Cavicchioli, R. (2016) Ecophysiological distinctions of haloarchaea from a hypersaline Antarctic lake determined using metaproteomics. Appl Environ Microbiol 82: 3165 – 3173. Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., DeMaere, M. Z., Kyrpides, N. C., Tringe, S. G., Woyke, T., and Cavicchioli, R. (2014) Microbial ecology of an Antarctic hypersaline lake: genomic assessment of ecophysiology among dominant haloarchaea. ISME J 8: 1645-1658.
2016-12-13 | PXD004202 | Pride
Project description:Microbial population dynamics along a terrestrial Antarctic moisture gradient
| PRJEB27415 | ENA
Project description:Halohasta litchfieldiae and Halorubrum lacusprofundi are important members of Deep Lake in Antarctica, representing ~44% (the most abundance) and ~10% (the 3rd most abundance) of the lake population. Deep Lake is in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica (68°33’36.8S, 78°11’48.7E) and is 36 m deep, monomictic, and perennially cold (down to -20C) (DeMaere et al., 2013; Williams et al., 2014; Tschitschko et al., 2015; Tschitschko et al., 2016). In this project, using quantitative proteomics (8-plex iTRAQ labeling), proteins, pathways and cellular processes important for cold adaptation were determined for both Hht. litchfieldiae and Hrr. lacusprofundi. The data provided a new level of understanding about molecular mechanisms and regulatory networks involved in adaptation of the Antarctic haloarchaea to cold environment. DeMaere, M. Z., Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., Brown, M. V., Gibson, J. A., Rich, J., et al. (2013) High level of intergenera gene exchange shapes the evolution of haloarchaea in an isolated Antarctic lake. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 110: 16939-16944. Tschitschko, B., Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., Páez-Espino, D., Kyrpides, N., Zhong, L., et al. (2015) Antarctic archaea–virus interactions: metaproteome-led analysis of invasion, evasion and adaptation. ISME J 9: 2094-2107. Tschitschko, B., Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., Zhong, L., Raftery, M. J., and Cavicchioli, R. (2016) Ecophysiological distinctions of haloarchaea from a hypersaline Antarctic lake determined using metaproteomics. Appl Environ Microbiol 82: 3165 – 3173. Williams, T. J., Allen, M. A., DeMaere, M. Z., Kyrpides, N. C., Tringe, S. G., Woyke, T., and Cavicchioli, R. (2014) Microbial ecology of an Antarctic hypersaline lake: genomic assessment of ecophysiology among dominant haloarchaea. ISME J 8: 1645-1658.
2017-02-27 | PXD005076 | Pride