Microbial sulfur transformations in sediments from Subglacial Lake Whillans

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Purcell, Alicia M., Mikucki, Jill A., Achberger, Amanda M., Alekhina, Irina A., Barbante, Carlo, Christner, Brent C., Ghosh, Dhritiman, Michaud, Alexander B., Mitchell, Andrew C., Priscu, John C., Scherer, Reed, Skidmore, Mark L., Vick-Majors, Trista J., the WISSARD Science Team
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
• Subjects: Microbiology; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean; Whillans; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4237127; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00594

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...