Microbial diversity of active layer and permafrost in an acidic wetland from the Canadian High Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Wilhelm, Roland C., Niederberger, Thomas D., Greer, Charles, Whyte, Lyle G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Nunavut; Canada; Heiberg; Axel Heiberg Island; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/w11-004; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/w11-004; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/w11-004

The abundance and structure of archaeal and bacterial communities from the active layer and the associated permafrost of a moderately acidic (pH < 5.0) High Arctic wetland (Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada) were investigated using culture- and molecular-based methods. Aerobic viable cell coun...