Culturable Bacterial Diversity from the Basaltic Subsurface of the Young Volcanic Island of Surtsey, Iceland

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Pauline Bergsten, Pauline Vannier, Julie Frion, Alan Mougeolle, Viggó Þór Marteinsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: oceanic subsurface; culturable microbial diversity; bacteria; extreme environment; Surtsey; Iceland; Biology (General); QH301-705.5
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061177; https://doaj.org/article/5b58c6c9898e4d5d8646d7479b5b062a

The oceanic crust is the world’s largest and least explored biosphere on Earth. The basaltic subsurface of Surtsey island in Iceland represents an analog of the warm and newly formed-oceanic crust and offers a great opportunity for discovering novel microorganisms. In this study, we collected boreho...