sediment metagenome
A metagenome from fumarole sediments sampled from Warren Cave, Antarctica. Warren Cave is an ice cave on Mt. Erebus Volcano. These sediments were sampled from deep within the dark cave where there is no known source of introduced organic carbon. Dark ice caves such as Warren Cave exemplify an environment where the input of plant and other photosynthetic-derived organic carbon is minimal and thus provides an environment at the extreme low end of the spectrum for carbon concentration. Under these conditions microbes will be forced to scavenge any and all energy sources available, including gases and inorganic compounds found in the rock.
collection_date
2010-11-28
depth
0
elev
3480 m
env_biome
cave system
env_feature
Ice Cave
env_material
Sediment
geo_loc_name
Antarctica: Warren Cave on Mt. Erebus Volcano
lat_lon
77.3516693 S 167.166724 E
rel_to_oxygen
aerobe
samp_collect_device
Scoop
samp_vol_we_dna_ext
8 g
isolation_source
sediment from deep within a dark volcanic ice cave with no known source of introduced organic carbon
BioSampleModel
MIMS.me
BioSampleModel
MIGS/MIMS/MIMARKS.sediment