The Australian Collection of Antarctic Microorganisms

The Australian Collection of Antarctic Microorganisms (ACAM) was established in 1986 at the University of Tasmania as a collection for microorganisms from the Antarctic continent as well as from subantarctic islands and the Southern Ocean. ACAM is one of the few collections in the world dedicated to the collection of Antarctic bacteria and since its inception has grown to nearly 400 strains. Many of these strains have been isolated from lakes and marine waters in the Vestfold Hills region of Antarctica near Davis Station. Salinity, redox potential, light and temperature all vary dramatically between these water bodies and, on many occasions, have been shown to vary with water depth within them. Microorganisms living in these ecosystems cope with a variety of physical extremes which characterise the Antarctic environment. The potential for biotechnological use of Antarctic microorganisms has become more evident from basic studies on the taxonomy and molecular biology of antarctic microbes. Recently, bacteria have been isolated that (i) contain polyunsaturated w-3 fatty acids, (ii) degrade hydrocarbons (including polycyclic aromatics) and (iii) produce bioactive natural products. ACAM is a continually expanding collection. The search for Antarctic microorganisms that may be commercially exploited has only just begun. Future research should identify novel strains that offer further potential for biotechnology and, at the same time, provide a better understanding of the Antarctic ecosystem.


ACAM is now available through the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's Biodiversity database, or via the ACAM website.


This work was completed as part of ASAC project 65 (ASAC_65).

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Identification info

Alternate title
The Australian Collection of Antarctic Microorganisms
Date (Publication)
2012-01-16
Edition
1

Originator

Bowman, J.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Division

Principal investigator

BOWMAN, JOHN
School of Agricultural Science
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 54
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Collaborator

BOWMAN, JOHN
School of Agricultural Science
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 54
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ACAM

Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Inland waters
  • Oceans

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Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
1986-02-03 1995-12-31
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER FEATURES > LAKES/RESERVOIRS
Keywords
  • ACAM
  • Microorganism
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
  • AMD
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Resource constraints

Use limitation
This metadata record is publicly available.

Resource constraints

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licence
Other constraints
These data are publicly available from the provided URLs.

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Linkage
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Website
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

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licence
Other constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ACAM when using these data.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2012-01-16T00:00:00
OnLine resource
GET DATA

Browse the collection in the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's Biodiversity Database

OnLine resource
GET DATA

View the Australian Collection of Antarctic Microorganism's website

OnLine resource
PROJECT HOME PAGE

Public information for ASAC project 65

OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2012-01-16 - record updated by Dave Connell to provide a link to the data, and also to remove Carol Nichols from the personnel section and add John Bowman. 2014-10-14 - record updated by Dave Connell.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/ACAM

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

CONNELL, DAVE J.
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Sponsor

University of Tasmania

Owner

AADC

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
21b26263-bca7-4a6e-94a4-06d1979d2205

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2015-11-30T04:01:59

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Description
metadata.extraction_date

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8.6

Metadata linkage
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ACAM

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
1999-10-07T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2017-04-26

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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