Thermophilic bacteria present in a sample from Fumarole Bay, Deception Island

Abstract Deception Island, an active stratovolcano located in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, provides excellent conditions for the thermophilic bacteria growth because of high ground temperatures in specific areas, such as Fumarole Bay where the temperatures are above the mesophilic range....

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Muñoz, Patricio A., Flores, Patricio A., Boehmwald, Freddy A., Blamey, Jenny M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2011
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
South Shetland Islands
Deception Island
Fumarole Bay
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102011000393
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102011000393
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Summary:Abstract Deception Island, an active stratovolcano located in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, provides excellent conditions for the thermophilic bacteria growth because of high ground temperatures in specific areas, such as Fumarole Bay where the temperatures are above the mesophilic range. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) was used with the 16S ribosomal gene to analyse cultures of thermophilic bacteria from a soil sample taken from Fumarole Bay. Nine bands were sequenced and analysed from DGGE and they indicated the presence of bacteria from the genera Geobacillus , Bacillus , Brevibacillus , Thermus and uncultured sulphate reducing bacteria. Some of which have been reported in other Antarctic geothermal sites. Geobacillus , Bacillus and Brevibacillus genera were successfully cultivated in an enriched medium. A pure culture of one thermophilic Geobacillus bacterium was obtained closely related to Geobacillus jurassicus .

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