Actinomycetota
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Bipolar Investigation Of Near-surface Glacial Ice Reveals An Active Microbial Ecosystem Driven By Photosynthesis And Chemolithoautotrophy

by Keith Cowing

Despite extreme conditions including freezing temperatures, low water activity, and few nutrients, active microorganisms are thought to inhabit glacial ice, yet little is known about their identities and methods of […]

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A Metagenome From a Steam Vent in Los Azufres Geothermal Field Shows an Abundance of Thermoplasmatales Archaea and Bacteria from the Phyla Actinomycetota and Pseudomonadota

by Keith Cowing

Los Azufres National Park is a geothermal field that has a wide number of thermal manifestations; nevertheless, the microbial communities in many of these environments remain unknown.

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First Insights Into The Bacterial Diversity of Mount Etna Volcanic Caves

by Keith Cowing

While microbial communities in limestone caves across the world are relatively understood, knowledge of the microbial composition in lava tubes is lagging behind. These caves are found in volcanic regions […]

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