title: Diversity of microorganisms within rock varnish in the Whipple Mountains, California.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA. kim@psi.edu
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kuhlman
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Fusco
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: La Duc
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Allenbach
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kuhlman
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stuecker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benardini
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Strap
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D019642:RNA, Archaeal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S