U of C alumnus finds high numbers of heat-loving bacteria in cold Arctic Ocean
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 16:08
in Earth & Climate
A team of scientists led by U of C grad Casey Hubert has detected high numbers of heat loving, or thermophilic, bacteria in subzero sediments in the Arctic Ocean off the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The bacterial spores might provide a unique opportunity to trace seepages of fluids from hot sub-seafloor habitats, possibly pointing towards undiscovered offshore petroleum reservoirs.