Mechanisms of unique chaotropic resistance and biocalcification in a halophilic Virgibacillus isolated from ephemeral microbial mats of the calcium-rich Don Juan pond in Antarctica
Don Juan Pond (DJP), located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, is one of the most extreme cold aquatic environments on our planet and most similar to Mars due to its CaCl₂-rich brines, low water activity, exceptional chaotropicity, average annual subzero temperatures and intense solar radiation during the A...