Tracing the dispersal of extremophiles within geothermal aerosols in Iceland

追踪冰岛地热气溶胶中的极端微生物的扩散

• 批准号: 2882938
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: The Open University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2882938
• 关键词: Tracing; dispersal; extremophiles; within; geothermal

Geothermal springs in Iceland host unique microbial communities adapted for life under multiple extreme conditions, including high temperatures, extreme pH and nutrient limitations. The mechanisms controlling how these highly specialised extremophiles are dispersed and come to colonise fresh geothermal habitats are not well understood. This project will combine state-of-the-art bioaerosol sampling and monitoring approaches in the field with lab-based microbiology and geochemistry techniques to investigate the role of aerosols as a repository and transport mechanism for geothermal extemophiles.

冰岛的地热温泉拥有独特的微生物群落，适应多种极端条件下的生活，包括高温，极端pH值和营养限制。控制这些高度专业化的极端微生物如何分散并在新鲜的地热栖息地定居的机制尚不清楚。该项目将把现场最先进的生物气溶胶取样和监测方法与实验室微生物学和地球化学技术相结合，以调查气溶胶作为地热嗜外生物储存库和运输机制的作用。