Recycling of pathogenic microbes through survival in ice.

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Viable microorganisms (e.g. fungi, bacteria, Archaea and viruses) are distributed by wind over great distances, including globally. Microbes may settle out of the atmosphere or may be incorporated into fog, rain, sleet, hail, or snow. These organisms fall into lakes, streams, oceans, or onto the land or glaciers. When they become incorporated into environmental ice (e.g. glaciers, ice sheets, and snow), those...

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