Non-indigenous microorganisms in the Antarctic: Assessing the risks

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 540-548

  Cowan, Don A ^a   Chown, Steven L ^b   Convey, Peter ^c   Tuffin, Marla ^a   Hughes, Kevin ^c   Pointing, Stephen ^d   Vincent, Warwick F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACILLUS; CELL SURVIVAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES ENDEMICITY;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

EID: 80755135518     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2011.07.008     Document Type: Review

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