P417-TH ANCIENT DNA AS A NEW BIOMARKER TO IDENTIFY PAST MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES: A STUDY ON PRESERVATION OF DNA IN ELLIS FJORD

• Main Authors: Arjan C. Boere, Ben Abbas, W. Irene, C. Rijpstra, John K. Volkman, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, Marco J. L. Coolen
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Ellis Fjord; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.483.3905; http://www.imog2007.org/files/Thursday Posters/Thursday Posters Biomarkers/P417-TH Boere.pdf

The analysis of ancient DNA preserved in sediments provides a very specific and sensitive tool to study past microbial communities and hence obtain information about climate change in the past (Coolen et al., 2006). However, to date, little is known about differential preservation of DNA among taxa...