| Range |
-20 °C
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| Organism |
prokaryote |
| 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 6th paragraphPubMed ID15070769
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| Primary Source |
Junge K, Eicken H, Deming JW. Bacterial Activity at -2 to -20 degrees C in Arctic wintertime sea ice. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Jan70(1):550-7.PubMed ID14711687
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| Method |
Staining and epifluorescence microscopy |
| Comments |
Junge et al. (primary source) studied prokaryotes inside brine channels in
Arctic sea ice with staining and epifluorescence microscopy on
a cold stage at -2°C to -20°C. A large fraction of the
microbes were attached to particles or to ice-crystal boundaries
and were actively respiring even at -20°C. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108050 |