Adaptation of psychrophilic and psychrotrophic sulfate-reducing bacteria to permanently cold marine environments

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Isaksen, M F, Jorgensen, B B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 1996
• Subjects: Mariager Fjord; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.62.2.408-414.1996; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.62.2.408-414.1996

The potential for sulfate reduction at low temperatures was examined in two different cold marine sediments, Mariager Fjord (Denmark), which is permanently cold (3 to 6(deg)C) but surrounded by seasonally warmer environments, and the Weddell Sea (Antarctica), which is permanently below 0(deg)C. The...