Molecular evidence for an active endogenous microbiome beneath glacial ice

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1402-1412

  Hamilton, Trinity L ^a   Peters, John W ^a   Skidmore, Mark L ^a   Boyd, Eric S ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

archaea; cold; eukarya; methane; RNA; subsurface

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FACILITATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES EVENNESS; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; EUKARYOTE; GENETICS; ICE COVER; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EUKARYOTA; ICE COVER; MICROBIOTA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ROBERTSON GLACIER;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84880916845     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.31     Document Type: Article

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