Identification of Beijerinckia in the High Arctic (Devon Island, Northwest Territories)

Although generally considered, with few exceptions, to be restricted to the acidic, tropical soils of the southern hemisphere, Beijerinckia species, resembling B. indica , were found at three sites on Devon Island (75°33′N, 84°40′W) in the Canadian Arctic.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors: Jordan, D. C., McNicol, Patricia J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1978
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.35.1.204-205.1978
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.35.1.204-205.1978
Description
Summary:Although generally considered, with few exceptions, to be restricted to the acidic, tropical soils of the southern hemisphere, Beijerinckia species, resembling B. indica , were found at three sites on Devon Island (75°33′N, 84°40′W) in the Canadian Arctic.