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March 21, 2026New Phytologist

Metabolic capacities and potential microbial interactions in red and green snow of the Antarctic Peninsula

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XCXuejing ChenMJMukan JiDYDecun Yan

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Observations reveal microbial interactions influencing biogeochemical processes in Antarctic colored snow, suggesting ecological consequences.

Key Points

  • The aim is to investigate metabolic interactions among microbial communities in colored snow and their implications for biogeochemical cycles.
  • Utilized metagenomic sequencing to analyze microbial communities in red and green snow
  • Focused on metabolic pathways related to carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur
  • Identified dominant microbial groups and their functional roles
  • Similar broad metabolic profiles in both snow types, but distinct pathways identified
  • Significant enrichment of denitrification and phosphorus mineralization genes in green snow
  • Labile carbon degradation genes enriched in red snow
  • Dominance of Betaproteobacteria in nutrient transformations
  • Recovery of numerous bacteriophages and algal viruses with possible roles in elemental cycling

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be36bf6e48c4981c675ec6https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71089
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