Geomicrobiology of Vostok Ice: Implications for Life in Lake Vostok
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Author: John Priscu, Montana State University
Subject: Science and Technology
Institution Name:
SERC
Collection Name: Microbial Life (MLER) (SERC)
Abstract: This abstract introduces newly discovered microbe assemblages within Lake Vostok and the research it has inspired. Current studies hope to gain insight into the following areas: physical stresses in deep glacial and accretion ice; the role of clathrates on gas dynamics within the lake; the origin of microbes in accretion ice; the physiological state of ice-bound microbes; the geochemistry of the ice column; and living microbes in ice veins that form at triple junctions in the ice crystal matrix.
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Course Type: Learning Module
Media Formats: Text/HTML
Language: English
Conditions of Use: Custom License
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