High 16S rDNA bacterial diversity in glacial meltwater lake sediment, Bratina Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Extremophiles
• Main Authors: Sjoling, Sara, Cowan, Donald A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2003
• Subjects: Sediment; Antarctica; Archaea; Microbial diversity; Environmental bacteria; Bratina Island; Ross Sea; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/148

The microbial diversity in maritime meltwater pond sediments from Bratina Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica was investigated by 16S rDNA-dependent molecular phylogeny. Investigations of the vertical distribution, phylogenetic composition, and spatial variability of Bacteria and Archaea in the sediment we...