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Characterization of the prokaryotic diversity in cold saline perennial springs of the Canadian high Arctic.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2007
Perreault Nancy N, Andersen Dale T, Pollard Wayne H, Greer Charles W, Whyte Lyle G
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The springs at Gypsum Hill and Colour Peak on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian Arctic originate from deep salt aquifers and are among the few known examples of cold springs in thick permafrost on Earth. The springs discharge cold anoxic brines (7.5 to 15.8% salts), with a mean oxidoreduction potential of -325 mV, and contain high concentrations of sulfate and sulfide. We surveyed the microbial diversity in the...
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