Persistent petroleum pollution shifts soil microbial responses in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica

Publication

Citation

Tan et al. (2026). Communications Earth & Environment

Names (57)

Nitrosobungeria

Nitrosobungeria shackeltonensis ^Ts

Nitrosomicrobium

Nitrosomicrobium frigidum ^Ts

Aquihabitans niveus

Gelisolibacter

Gelisolibacter meridionalis ^Ts

Cryoornithinimicrobium

Cryoornithinimicrobium bungerii ^Ts

Nocardioides polaris

Actinosomnolentales

Actinosomnolentaceae

Actinosomnolentus

Actinosomnolentus pattersoniae ^Ts

Actinopolaridales

Actinopolaridaceae

Actinopolaris

Actinopolaris aerotropha ^Ts

Bungeriellales

Bungeriellaceae

Bungeriella

Bungeriella frigidisoli ^Ts

Fimbriimonas antarctica

Panacibacter polaris

Wilkeslandia

Wilkeslandia alcanivorans ^Ts

Pseudopontibacter

Pseudopontibacter australis ^Ts

Ventifactibacteraceae

Ventifactibacter

Ventifactibacter hollidayae ^Ts

Psychroobscuribacter

Psychroobscuribacter pollutisoli ^Ts

Cryogemmatales

Cryogemmataceae

Cryogemmata

Cryogemmata carboxiditropha ^Ts

Nanosomnibacteria

Nanosomnibacterales

Nanosomnibacteraceae

Nanosomnibacter

Nanosomnibacter parvus ^Ts

Frigidisphaeraceae

Frigidisphaera

Frigidisphaera bungerii ^Ts

Cryolimnoglobus

Cryolimnoglobus antarcticus ^Ts

Brevundimonas antarctica

Frigidisolicola

Frigidisolicola castellviae ^Ts

Dormimicrobiales

Dormimicrobiaceae

Dormimicrobium

Dormimicrobium murphyi ^Ts

Cryoterrimicrobium

Cryoterrimicrobium chapmaniae ^Ts

Verrucomicrobium antarcticum

Authors

Tan, Kellynn K. Y.; Vázquez-Campos, Xabier; Price, Gwilym A. V.; Williams, Kasey L.; McWatters, Rebecca S.; Abdullah, Kristopher; Machado de Lima, Náthali; Laird, Thomas; Ray, Angelique E.; Vink, Jordan A.; Tribbia, Dana Z.; Wilkins, Daniel; Spedding, Tim; Ferrari, Belinda C.

Publication date

2026-02-17

DOI

10.1038/s43247-026-03299-0