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Functional ecology of an Antarctic Dry Valley by Chan, Yuki, Van Nostrand, Joy D., Zhou, Jizhong, Pointing, Stephen B., Farrell, Roberta L.

“…The McMurdo Dry Valleys are the largest ice-free region in Antarctica and are critically at risk from climate change. The terrestrial landscape is dominated by…”
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Highly specialized microbial diversity in hyper-arid polar desert by Pointing, Stephen B, Chan, Yuki, Lacap, Donnabella C, Lau, Maggie C.Y, Jurgens, Joel A, Farrell, Roberta L

“…The McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold hyperarid polar desert that present extreme challenges to life. Here, we report a culture-independent survey…”
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Antarctic Hot Spot for Fungi at Shackleton's Historic Hut on Cape Royds by Blanchette, Robert A, Held, Benjamin W, Arenz, Brett E, Jurgens, Joel A, Baltes, Nicolas J, Duncan, Shona M, Farrell, Roberta L

“…The historic expedition huts located in the Ross Sea Region of the Antarctic and the thousands of artifacts left behind by the early explorers represent…”
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Fungal diversity in soils and historic wood from the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica by Arenz, Brett E., Held, Benjamin W., Jurgens, Joel A., Farrell, Roberta L., Blanchette, Robert A.

“…Microorganisms play a dominant role in Antarctic ecosystems, yet little is known about how fungal diversity differs at sites with considerable human activity…”
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Wood-Destroying Soft Rot Fungi in the Historic Expedition Huts of Antarctica by BLANCHETTE, Robert A, HELD, Benjamin W, JURGENS, Joel A, MCNEW, Douglas L, HARRINGTON, Thomas C, DUNCAN, Shona M, FARRELL, Roberta L

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Bacterial Biodegradation of Extractives and Patterns of Bordered Pit Membrane Attack in Pine Wood by BURNES, Todd A, BLANCHETTE, Robert A, FARRELL, Roberta L

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Low-diversity fungal assemblage in an Antarctic Dry Valleys soil by Rao, Subramanya, Chan, Yuki, Lacap, Donnabella C., Hyde, Kevin D., Pointing, Stephen B., Farrell, Roberta L.

“…The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica present extreme environmental challenges. Life is restricted to patchy occurrence of lichens, mosses and invertebrates,…”
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Hexadecane mineralization activity in hydrocarbon-contaminated soils of Ross Sea region Antarctica may require nutrients and inoculation by Aislabie, Jackie M., Ryburn, Janine, Gutierrez-Zamora, Maria-Luisa, Rhodes, Phillipa, Hunter, David, Sarmah, Ajit K., Barker, Gary M., Farrell, Roberta L.

“…Hydrocarbon spills on Antarctic soils occur mainly near settlements where fuel is stored and aircraft and vehicles are refuelled. To investigate those factors…”
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Sapstain fungi on Pinus radiata logs – from New Zealand Forest to export in Japan by Thwaites, Joanne M., Farrell, Roberta L., Hata, Kunio, Carter, Peter, Lausberg, Marco

“…Supply of clear, unstained logs from an export country is important economically as well as in reducing the biosecurity risk to an importing country such as…”
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Reply to Singh: No archaea found but other rare phylotypes present by Farrell, Roberta L., Pointing, Stephen B.

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Endoglucanase-producing fungi isolated from Cape Evans historic expedition hut on Ross Island, Antarctica by Duncan, Shona M., Farrell, Roberta L., Thwaites, Joanne M., Held, Benjamin W., Arenz, Brett E., Jurgens, Joel A., Blanchette, Robert A.

“…Summary Early explorers of Antarctica’s Heroic Era erected wooden buildings and brought large quantities of supplies to survive in Antarctica. The introduction…”
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Monitoring and identification of airborne fungi at historic locations on Ross Island, Antarctica by Duncan, Shona M., Farrell, Roberta L., Jordan, Neville, Jurgens, Joel A., Blanchette, Robert A.

“…Air sampling in the ‘Heroic Era’ historic huts on Ross Island, Antarctica confirmed fungal presence, viability and winter survival. Cultivation and consensus…”
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Effects of oil spills on microbial heterotrophs in Antarctic soils by AISLABIE, Jackie, FRASER, Rhonda, DUNCAN, Shona, FARRELL, Roberta L

“…Oil spillage on the moist coastal soils of the Ross Sea region of Antarctica can impact on populations of microbial heterotrophs in these soils, as determined…”
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Improvement of the secretion of extracellular proteins and isolation and characterization of the amylase I ( amy1) gene from Ophiostoma floccosum by Wu, Caiyan, Te'o, Valentino S.J., Farrell, Roberta L., Bergquist, Peter L., Nevalainen, K.M. Helena

“…UV mutagenesis was applied to improve protein secretion in Ophiostoma floccosum. Amylase activity was used as an indicator for enhanced protein production…”
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The lack of persistence of Ophiostomataceae fungi in Pinus radiata 3 years after damage by the bark beetle Hylastes ater, and the subsequent colonisation by Sphareopsis sapinea by Reay, Stephan D., Thwaites, Joanne M., Farrell, Roberta L., Glare, Travis R.

“…A survey established in 2002 of 1-year-old Pinus radiata seedlings in New Zealand confirmed the presence of a number of members of the Ophiostomataceae family…”
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Toluene-degrading Antarctic Pseudomonas strains from fuel-contaminated soil by Farrell, Roberta L, Rhodes, Phillippa L, Aislabie, Jackie

“…Two psychrotolerant toluene-degrading Pseudomonas spp. were isolated from JP8 jet-fuel-contaminated soils, Scott Base, Antarctica. Isolates metabolized…”
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The invasion of Pinus radiata seedlings by sapstain fungi, following attack by the Black Pine Bark Beetle, Hylastes ater (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by Reay, Stephen D, Walsh, Patrick J, Ram, Arvina, Farrell, Roberta L

“…The relationship between sub-lethal Pinus radiata seedling attack by the Black Pine Bark Beetle, Hylastes ater, and subsequent invasion by sapstain fungi were…”
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Impacts of environmental and human disturbances on behaviour of captive kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) by Davison, Katie, Farrell, Roberta L., Miller, Steven D., King, Carolyn M.

“…We studied the behaviour of 15 captive brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), and the effects of disturbance on their behaviour. They were all held in nocturnal…”
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Role of veratryl alcohol in regulating ligninase activity in Phanerochaete chrysosporium by Faison, B.D, Kirk, T.K, Farrell, R.L

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Industrial applications of lignin-transforming enzymes by Farrell, Roberta L.

“…Lignin-degrading and modifying enzymes are produced under specific culture conditions by white-rot fungi. Most of these enzymes are excreted into the…”
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