The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: Burke, C, Burton, HR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: 270307 Microbial Ecology; Photosynthetic bacteria; meromictic; Antarctica; Chlorobium; Burton Lake; Burton; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/1916/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/1916/1/BurkeBurton_1988a.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00025569

Photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, a seasonally tidal, meromictic lake of maximum depth 18 m, located in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, were studied throughout 1983. The dominant species were Chlorobium vibrioforme and Chlorobium limicola (up to 5.4 X 10 to the power of 6 cells ml to power of...