Concentration of microbes identified from the Hans Tausen ice core, northern Greenland

Range ~3,000 microbes/ml
Organism Microbes
Reference Price PB, Sowers T. Temperature dependence of metabolic rates for microbial growth, maintenance, and survival. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Mar 30 101(13):4631-6. p.4631 right column 4th paragraphPubMed ID15070769
Primary Source Gruber, S.&Jaenicke, R. (2001) Meddelelser om Grønland Geosci. 39, 161–163
Comments Gruber and Jaenicke (primary source) estimated a concentration of 3,000 per milliliter in the Hans Tausen ice core, northern Greenland.
Entered by Uri M
ID 108049