Ok-Sun Kim

TL;DR: The proportions of each group of eubacteria became similar in the different microcosms after 6 months, which may indicate the recovery of the original soil microbial community structure after fire or the inoculation of some bacteria.

TL;DR: Data reveal that in situ aerobic biological methane production is likely a significant source of methane in LB, and orthologs of the phosphoenolpyruvate mutase gene (PepM) and methylphosphonate synthase (MPnS), enzymes involved in phosphonate and MPn biosynthesis, were widely spread in the LB shotgun metagenomic libraries.

TL;DR: The results suggested that rock-inhabiting bacterial communities in Victoria Land predominately consisted of either Actinobacteria or Proteobacteria and latitude, pH, nitrate, and sulfate concentrations could explain the dominant phylum with 89% accuracy.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the physical and chemical characteristics of groundwater, surface water, and snow in two lakes on the Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, with a particular focus on groundwater.

TL;DR: The complete genome of P. cryoconitis PAMC 27485 is reported, which contains a type II CRISPR-Cas system and genes encoding useful enzymes (e.g. proteases) and could provide insights into its adaptive immune system against foreign genetic elements and biotechnological potential.