Metabolic activity and diversity of cyoconites in the Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Foreman, Christine M., Sattler, Birgit, Mikucki, Jill A., Porazinska, D. L., Priscu, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Canada; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier*; polar desert
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/13253

Metabolic activity and biogeochemical diversity within cryoconites from the Canada,Commonwealth, Howard, and Hughes glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys revealed the presence of a productive microbial refuge in this polar desert ecosystem. Fluorescent in situ hybridization showed a high percentage of...