Bacteria in Himalayan glacial ice and its relationship to dust

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Zhang, S., Hou, S., Wu, Y., Qin, D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Weaver; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-5-1741-2008; https://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1741/2008/

Concentrations and community diversity of bacteria from 50 segments of a 108.83 m ice core drilled from the East Rongbuk (ER) Glacier (28.03° N, 86.96° E, 6518 m above sea level) on the northeast slope of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest), covering the period 950–1963 AD, were investigated by epifluorescence...