The distribution and abundance of archaeal tetraether lipids in U.S. Great Basin hot springs

The distribution and abundance of archaeal tetraether lipids in U.S. Great Basin hot springs

Isoprenoidal glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (iGDGTs) are core membrane lipids of many archaea that enhance the integrity of cytoplasmic membranes in extreme environments. We examined the iGDGT profiles and corresponding aqueous geochemistry in 40 hot spring sediment and microbial mat samples...

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Main Authors: Julienne J. eParaiso, Amanda J. eWilliams, Qiuyuan eHuang, Yuli eWei, Paul eDijkstra, Bruce A Hungate, Hailiang eDong, Brian P. Hedlund, Chuanlun eZhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Archaea
Hot Springs
Lipids
Great Basin
iGDGTs
paleoenvironmental proxies
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00247/full

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