Microbial diversity of Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soil

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dc.contributor.advisorCowan, D.
dc.contributor.authorMoodley, Kamini
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Biotechnology
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-02T06:31:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-09T07:44:56Z
dc.date.available2007/04/18 09:37
dc.date.available2007/04/18
dc.date.available2013-07-02T06:31:22Z
dc.date.available2024-05-09T07:44:56Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae - MScen_US
dc.description.abstractAntarctica provides some of the most extreme environments on earth. Low temperatures, low water availability and nutrient deficiency are contributing factors to the limited colonisation of Antarctic biotopes, particularly in the continental Dry Valleys. The survival of microorganisms in this harsh continent provides the basis for the significance of this study. This study aimed to explore microbial phylotypic diversity across a 500 m altitudinal transect in the Miers Dry Valley, Ross Desert, East Antarctica. The study also attempted to infer from phylogenetic data, the possible presence of indicative phenotypes which might contribute to a functional microbial community.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/13247
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSoil microbiologyen_US
dc.subjectMicrobial ecologyen_US
dc.subjectAntarcticaen_US
dc.titleMicrobial diversity of Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soilen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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