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

• 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: Antarctic; Deception Island; Fumarole Bay; South Shetland Islands; 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

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....