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New record of moss and thermophilic bacteria species and physico-chemical properties of geothermal soils on the northwest slope of Mt. Melbourne (Antarctica) in 2002
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Thermophilic_bacteria_Melbourne
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Four samples of surface soils, one with shoots of an unidentified moss species,
were collected from a geothermal site on the northwest slope of volcanic Mt. Melbourne (northwest Victoria Land, continental Antarctica) to determine physico-chemical properties, isolate existing strains of etherotrophic microorganisms, and identify the moss species through molecular genetic techniques. Surface soils ...  Geographic Coverage
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Four surface soil sample (with and without mosses) were collected along a
thermal gradient and placed in sterile polyethylene bags. In Terra Nova Bay station the water content and pH were determined in soil subsample. In Italy, in soil samples was determined the total concentration of organic C and N. Concentrations of major ions and trace elements were determined by ion chromatography and atomic absorption spectrometry in water soil extracts. Isolation, maintenance and characterization of bacteria, moss DNA isolation, amplification and sequencing were carried out in Italian laboratories.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-11-22
Last DIF Revision Date:
2005-06-28
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