Bacteria in Himalayan glacial ice and its relationship to dust

• Main Authors: S. Zhang, S. Hou, Y. Wu, D. Qin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Weaver; ice core
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/5ca3d2b2638544538a25a675e666c394

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...