| Title |
A bacterial ice-binding protein from the Vostok ice core
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Extremophiles, July 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00792-008-0178-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
James A. Raymond, Brent C. Christner, Stephan C. Schuster |
| Abstract |
Bacterial and yeast isolates recovered from a deep Antarctic ice core were screened for proteins with ice-binding activity, an indicator of adaptation to icy environments. A bacterial strain recovered from glacial ice at a depth of 3,519 m, just above the accreted ice from Subglacial Lake Vostok, was found to produce a 54 kDa ice-binding protein (GenBank EU694412) that is similar to ice-binding proteins previously found in sea ice diatoms, a snow mold, and a sea ice bacterium. The protein has the ability to inhibit the recrystallization of ice, a phenotype that has clear advantages for survival in ice. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 105 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 22% |
| Researcher | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 21 | 19% |
| Unknown | 21 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 42 | 39% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 19 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 22 | 20% |
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