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The Microbial Community of a Radon Hot Spring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Roberto P. Anitori ,
Cherida Trott ,
David J. Saul ,
Peter L. Bergquist  and
Malcolm R. Walter
Roberto P. Anitori
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia
Cherida Trott
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, Private Bag 90219, University of Auckland
David J. Saul
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, Private Bag 90219, University of Auckland
Peter L. Bergquist
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia
Malcolm R. Walter
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia

Abstract

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Paralana is an active, radon-containing hot spring situated in a region of South Australia's Flinders Ranges with a long history of hydrothermal activity. Gas bubbling into the pool is composed of radon (from the radioactive decay of radium), nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and trace helium and hydrogen. The microbial composition of mat and biofilm samples from Paralana was determined using culture-independent 16S rRNA techniques. We have previously demonstrated that the hot spring contains a diverse bacterial community. Here we summarise these findings and report on the Archaea identified in Paralana. Archaeal inhabitants include members of the Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota kingdoms.

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Archaea
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 374 - 380
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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