| Abstract: | Data from ice 3590 meters below Vostok Station indicate that the ice was accredit from liquid water associated with Lake Vostok. Microbes were observed at concentrations ranging from 2.8 x 103 to 3.6 x 104 cells per milliliter; no biological incorporation of selected organic substrates or bicarbonate was detected. Bacterial 165 ribosomal DNA genes revealed low diversity in the gene population. The phylotypes were closely related to extant members of the alpha- and beta-Proteobacteria and the Actinomycetes. Extrapolation of the data from accretion ice to Lake Vostok implies that Lake Vostok may support a microbial population, despite more than 106 years of isolation from the atmosphere. |
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| Citation Author: | Priscu, J. C.; Adams, E. E.; Lyons, W. B.; Voytek, M. A.; Mogk, D. W.; Brown, R. L.; McKay, C. P.; Takacs, C. D.; Welch, K. A.; Wolf, C. F.; Kirshtein, J. D.; Avci, R. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Geomicrobiology of subglacial ice above Lake Vostok, Antarctica; 1999; Article; Journal; Science; Priscu, J. C.; Adams, E. E.; Lyons, W. B.; Voytek, M. A.; Mogk, D. W.; Brown, R. L.; McKay, C. P.; Takacs, C. D.; Welch, K. A.; Wolf, C. F.; Kirshtein, J. D.; Avci, R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 2141 |
| Citation Volume: | 286 |
| Citation Year: | 1999 |
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| Text: | Geomicrobiology of subglacial ice above Lake Vostok, Antarctica; 1999; Article; Journal; Science; Priscu, J. C.; Adams, E. E.; Lyons, W. B.; Voytek, M. A.; Mogk, D. W.; Brown, R. L.; McKay, C. P.; Takacs, C. D.; Welch, K. A.; Wolf, C. F.; Kirshtein, J. D.; Avci, R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5447.2141 |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00 -0600 |
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