Low salinity and high-level UV-B radiation reduce single-cell activity in Antarctic sea ice bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 7570-7573

  Martin, Andrew ^a,b   Hall, Julie ^c   Ryan, Ken ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC SEA ICE; CELL ACTIVITY; FREEZE-THAW PROCESS; HYPERSALINE CONDITIONS; ICE FORMATIONS; LOW SALINITY; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; UVB RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BACTERIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA;

SEA WATER;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; ICE COMMUNITY; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALINITY; SEA ICE; SEAWATER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL ACTIVITY; FREEZE THAWING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; SEA ICE; SIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; ICE COVER; LEUCINE; SALINITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 72949098099     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00829-09     Document Type: Article

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