Diversity of microorganisms within rock varnish in the Whipple Mountains, California.
Rock varnish from Arizona's Whipple Mountains harbors a microbial community containing about 10(8) microorganisms g(-1) of varnish. Analyses of varnish phospholipid fatty acids and rRNA gene libraries reveal a community comprised of mostly Proteobacteria but also including Actinobacteria, eukaryota, and a few members of the Archaea. Rock varnish represents a significant niche for microbial colonization.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA. kim@psi.edu
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Anderson
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D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D044822:Biodiversity; D002140:California; D017753:Ecosystem; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D020560:Proteobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019642:RNA, Archaeal / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D019642:RNA, Archaeal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S