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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Polar solar panels: Arctic and Antarctic microbiomes display similar taxonomic profiles

Josabel BelliureJose Manuel MartíMar Fernández-méndezJuli PeretóKristie TannerManuel PorcarEsther Molina-menor

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0301 basic medicinefood.ingredientUltraviolet RaysAntarctic RegionsLatitude03 medical and health sciencesMicrobial ecosystemfoodHymenobacterSolar EnergyMicrobiomeDesiccationEcosystemEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsBacteriabiologyintegumentary systemArctic RegionsEcologyMicrobiotafood and beveragesBiodiversitySphingomonasbiology.organism_classificationAdaptation PhysiologicalAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)030104 developmental biologyArcticbiological sciencesEnvironmental sciencePolarMetagenomicsDesiccation

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Solar panels located on high (Arctic and Antarctic) latitudes combine the harshness of the climate with that of the solar exposure. We report here that these polar solar panels are inhabited by similar microbial communities in taxonomic terms, dominated by Hymenobacter spp., Sphingomonas spp. and Ascomycota. Our results suggest that solar panels, even on high latitudes, can shape a microbial ecosystem adapted to irradiation and desiccation.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-01-01
10.1111/1758-2229.12608http://hdl.handle.net/10261/184413