Atmospheric trace gases support primary production in Antarctic desert surface soil

Mukan Ji, Chris Greening, Inka Vanwonterghem, Carlo R. Carere, Sean K. Bay, Jason A. Steen, Kate Montgomery, Thomas Lines, John Beardall, Josie van Dorst, Ian Snape, Matthew B. Stott, Philip Hugenholtz and Belinda C. Ferrari ()
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Mukan Ji: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, UNSW Sydney
Chris Greening: School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Geometric Biology, Monash University, Clayton
Inka Vanwonterghem: Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland
Carlo R. Carere: GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre
Sean K. Bay: School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Geometric Biology, Monash University, Clayton
Jason A. Steen: Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland
Kate Montgomery: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, UNSW Sydney
Thomas Lines: School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Geometric Biology, Monash University, Clayton
John Beardall: School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Geometric Biology, Monash University, Clayton
Josie van Dorst: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, UNSW Sydney
Ian Snape: Environment, Water, Population and Communities. 203 Channel Highway
Matthew B. Stott: GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre
Philip Hugenholtz: Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland
Belinda C. Ferrari: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, UNSW Sydney

Nature, 2017, vol. 552, issue 7685, 400-403

Abstract: Metagenomic and biochemical analyses of soil samples from Antarctic desert regions provides evidence that bacteria in these soils derive carbon and energy from atmospheric CO, H2 and CO2.

Date: 2017
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