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Bacteria from Penguin Guano, Antarctica

Entry ID: scarmarbin_1961

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Summary

Abstract: The total number of bacteria and culturable bacteria in Ade´lie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) guano was determined during 42 days of decomposition in a location adjacent to the rookery in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica. Of the culturable bacteria, 72 randomly selected colonies were described using 49 morpho-physiological tests, 27 of which were subsequently considered significant in ...

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Description: SCARMarBIN Data System "Bacteria from Penguin Guano, Antarctica" metadata report

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Rachel Grant

Dataset Title: Bacteria from Penguin Guano, Antarctica

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

SCAR-MARBIN > SCAR Marine Biodiversity Information Network

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Ancillary Keywords

Pygoscelis adeliae

Bacteria

Antarctica

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

CAML - Barcoding

Data Center

Marine Biodiversity Information Network, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, International Council for Science

Data Center URL: http://www.scarmarbin.be/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRUNO DANIS Phone: +32(0)2 6274139 Fax: +32(0)2 6274277 Email: bruno.danis at scarmarbin.be Contact Address: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 29 Rue Vautier City: Brussels Postal Code: 1000 Country: BELGIUM