title: Novel microbial diversity retrieved by autonomous robotic exploration of the world's deepest vertical phreatic sinkhole.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sahl
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fairfield
authors.forename: J Kirk
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wettergreen
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Spear
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019070:Cell Lineage; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D018534:Earth, Planet; D008800:Mexico; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000378:metabolism; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D004247:DNA; D010100:Oxygen