2026. 042 | Functional screening of polar lake fungal isolates reveals region-specific hydrolytic signatures: Aurora Lo Bue1, Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo2, Filomena De Leo1, Angelina Lo Giudice2, Maurizio Azzaro2, Maria Papale2 | 1University of Messina; 2Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council CNR-ISP, Italy. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale. 99, s1 (Mar. 2026). DOI:https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15294.