Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica
Analysis of a portion of Vostok ice core number 5G, which is thought to contain frozen water derived from Lake Vostok, Antarctica (a body of liquid water located beneath about 4 kilometers of glacial ice), revealed between 2 × 10 2 and 3 × 10 2 bacterial cells per milliliter and low concentrations o...
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craaas:10.1126/science.286.5447.2144 2024-09-15T17:45:48+00:00 Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica Karl, D. M. Bird, D. F. Björkman, K. Houlihan, T. Shackelford, R. Tupas, L. 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5447.2144 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.286.5447.2144 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 286, issue 5447, page 2144-2147 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1999 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5447.2144 2024-09-05T04:01:24Z Analysis of a portion of Vostok ice core number 5G, which is thought to contain frozen water derived from Lake Vostok, Antarctica (a body of liquid water located beneath about 4 kilometers of glacial ice), revealed between 2 × 10 2 and 3 × 10 2 bacterial cells per milliliter and low concentrations of potential growth nutrients. Lipopolysaccharide (a Gram-negative bacterial cell biomarker) was also detected at concentrations consistent with the cell enumeration data, which suggests a predominance of Gram-negative bacteria. At least a portion of the microbial assemblage was viable, as determined by the respiration of carbon-14–labeled acetate and glucose substrates during incubations at 3°C and 1 atmosphere. These accreted ice data suggest that Lake Vostok may contain viable microorganisms. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica ice core AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 286 5447 2144 2147 |
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Analysis of a portion of Vostok ice core number 5G, which is thought to contain frozen water derived from Lake Vostok, Antarctica (a body of liquid water located beneath about 4 kilometers of glacial ice), revealed between 2 × 10 2 and 3 × 10 2 bacterial cells per milliliter and low concentrations of potential growth nutrients. Lipopolysaccharide (a Gram-negative bacterial cell biomarker) was also detected at concentrations consistent with the cell enumeration data, which suggests a predominance of Gram-negative bacteria. At least a portion of the microbial assemblage was viable, as determined by the respiration of carbon-14–labeled acetate and glucose substrates during incubations at 3°C and 1 atmosphere. These accreted ice data suggest that Lake Vostok may contain viable microorganisms. |
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Karl, D. M. Bird, D. F. Björkman, K. Houlihan, T. Shackelford, R. Tupas, L. Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica |
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Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica |
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Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica |
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Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica |
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Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica |
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Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica |
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