Project information
Applications of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis for the characterisation of cold-adapted oligotrophic bacteria from the Antarctic environment
- Project Identification
- MUNI/R/1443/2024
- Project Period
- 1/2025 - 12/2026
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Masaryk University
- Grant Agency of Masaryk University
- CAREER RESTART
- MU Faculty or unit
- Faculty of Science
The proposed project focuses on the characterisation of cold-adapted bacteria from the Antarctic environment. I would like to analyse oligotrophic Antarctic bacterial isolates from water samples, including cryoconites, that have been exposed to extreme conditions such as cold, UV radiation and nutrient deficiency. In particular, I would like to concentrate on the whole cell fatty acid composition. Using fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis as well as genomic and bioinformatic tools, I aim to explore the metabolic pathways responsible for cold tolerance. My long-term goal is to integrate metagenomic analysis of Antarctic samples into microbial research at the CCM. This approach will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of microbial structure and its changes in response to different environmental conditions.
Publications
Total number of publications: 2
2026
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Flavobacterium psychraerolatum sp. nov., Flavobacterium aeripolare sp. nov. and Flavobacterium gelidicaeli sp. nov. isolated from Antarctic air
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, year: 2026, volume: 76, edition: 2, DOI
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Genomic and taxonomic characterization of strain CCM 2573: Uncovering unique genetic features and description of Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. lactis subsp. nov.
FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA, year: 2026, DOI