Continental scientific drilling and microbiology: (extremely) low biomass in bedrock of central Sweden

<p>Scientific drilling expeditions offer a unique opportunity to characterize microbial communities in the subsurface that have long been isolated from the surface. With subsurface microbial biomass being low in general, biological contamination from the drilling fluid, sample processing, or m...

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Main Authors: G. Westmeijer, C. Escudero, C. Bergin, S. Turner, M. Ståhle, M. Mehrshad, P. Leroy, M. Buck, P. López-Hernández, J. Kallmeyer, R. Amils, S. Bertilsson, M. Dopson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/21/591/2024/bg-21-591-2024.pdf