Cold-Active, Heterotrophic Bacteria from the Highly Oligotrophic Waters of Lake Vanda, Antarctica

Cold-Active, Heterotrophic Bacteria from the Highly Oligotrophic Waters of Lake Vanda, Antarctica

The permanently ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica are distinctive ecosystems that consist strictly of microbial communities. In this study, water samples were collected from Lake Vanda, a stratified Dry Valley lake whose upper waters (from just below the ice cover to nearly 60...

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Main Authors: Nicole A. Vander Schaaf, Anna M. G. Cunningham, Brandon P. Cluff, CodyJo K. Kraemer, Chelsea L. Reeves, Carli J. Riester, Lauren K. Slater, Michael T. Madigan, W. Matthew Sattley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
Antarctica
Lake Vanda
McMurdo Dry Valleys
psychrotolerant
halotolerant
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/3/3/391

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