Geomicrobiology of subglacial ice above Lake Vostok, Antarctica
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By: J.C. Priscu, E.E. Adams, W.B. Lyons, M.A. Voytek, D.W. Mogk, R.L. Brown, C.P. McKay, C.D. Takacs, K.A. Welch, C.F. Wolf, J. D. Kirshtein, and R. Avci
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Abstract
Data from ice 3590 meters below Vostok Station indicate that the ice was accredit from liquid water associated with Lake Vostok. Microbes were observed at concentrations ranging from 2.8 x 103 to 3.6 x 104 cells per milliliter; no biological incorporation of selected organic substrates or bicarbonate was detected. Bacterial 165 ribosomal DNA genes revealed low diversity in the gene population. The phylotypes were closely related to extant members of the alpha- and beta-Proteobacteria and the Actinomycetes. Extrapolation of the data from accretion ice to Lake Vostok implies that Lake Vostok may support a microbial population, despite more than 106 years of isolation from the atmosphere.
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Priscu, J., Adams, E., Lyons, W., Voytek, M., Mogk, D., Brown, R., McKay, C., Takacs, C., Welch, K., Wolf, C., Kirshtein, J., Avci, R., 1999, Geomicrobiology of subglacial ice above Lake Vostok, Antarctica: Science, v. 286, no. 5447, p. 2141-2144, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5447.2141.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geomicrobiology of subglacial ice above Lake Vostok, Antarctica |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.286.5447.2141 |
| Volume | 286 |
| Issue | 5447 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Science |
| First page | 2141 |
| Last page | 2144 |