Viable cold-tolerant iron-reducing microorganisms in geographically diverse subglacial environments

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: S. L. Nixon, J. P. Telling, J. L. Wadham, C. S. Cockell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Engabreen; Finsterwalderbreen; Greenland; Norway; Svalbard; Wright Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1445-2017; https://doaj.org/article/bde644e69ced455d9435f8329b24ad14

Subglacial environments are known to harbour metabolically diverse microbial communities. These microbial communities drive chemical weathering of underlying bedrock and influence the geochemistry of glacial meltwater. Despite its importance in weathering reactions, the microbial cycling of iron in...