Microbial sulfur transformations in sediments from Subglacial Lake Whillans

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Alicia M Purcell, Jill A Mikucki, Amanda eAchberger, Irina eAlekhina, Carlo eBarbante, Brent Craig Christner, Dhritiman eGhosh, Alexander B Michaud, Andrew C Mitchell, John C Priscu, Reed eScherer, Mark eSkidmore, Trista J Vick-Majors, The WISSARD eScience Team
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
• Subjects: Sulfur oxidation; Geomicrobiology; sulfate reduction; chemosynthesis; Antarctic subglacial aquatic environments; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Ross Sea; Whillans; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00594; https://doaj.org/article/92ed8ef98e1f434fb545eccc5d33df15

Diverse microbial assemblages inhabit subglacial aquatic environments. While few of these environments have been sampled, data reveal that subglacial organisms gain energy for growth from reduced minerals containing nitrogen, iron, and sulfur. Here we investigate the role of microbially mediated sul...