Improving diversity in cultures of bacteria from an extreme environment

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Vester, Jan Kjølhede, Glaring, Mikkel Andreas, Stougaard, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2013
• Subjects: Genetics; Molecular Biology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; General Medicine; Immunology; Microbiology; Greenland; Ikka
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2013-0087; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjm-2013-0087; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjm-2013-0087

The ikaite columns in the Ikka Fjord in Greenland represent one of the few permanently cold and alkaline environments on Earth, and the interior of the columns is home to a bacterial community adapted to these extreme conditions. The community is characterized by low cell numbers imbedded in a calci...