Wastewater treatment is crucial to environmental hygiene in urban environments. However,
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) collect chemicals, organic matter, and …

The response of methanogens to thawing permafrost is an important factor for the global
greenhouse gas budget. We tracked methanogenic community structure, activity, and …

Sedimentary ancient DNA-based studies have been used to probe centuries of climate and
environmental changes and how they affected cyanobacterial assemblages in temperate …

The weathering front is the boundary beneath Earth’s surface where pristine rock is converted
into weathered rock. It is the base of the “critical zone”, in which the lithosphere, biosphere…

Results obtained during the International Polar Year (IPY) on the thermal state of permafrost
and the active layer in the Antarctic are presented, forming part of ANTPAS (‘Antarctic …

Traces of life are nearly ubiquitous on Earth. However, a central unresolved question is
whether these traces always indicate an active microbial community or whether, in extreme …

Microorganisms inhabit very different soil habitats in the ice-free areas of Antarctica, playing
a major role in nutrient cycling in cold environments. We studied the soil characteristics and …

Permafrost environments in the Arctic are characterized by extreme environmental conditions
that demand a specific resistance from microorganisms to enable them to survive. In order …

Zoosporic fungi of the phylum Chytridiomycota (chytrids) regularly dominate pelagic fungal
communities in freshwater and marine environments. Their lifestyles range from obligate …

In Arctic wet tundra, microbial controls on organic matter decomposition are likely to be
altered as a result of climatic disruption. Here, we present a study on the activity, diversity and …