Wide distribution of autochthonous branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (bGDGTs) in U.S. Great Basin hot springs

Wide distribution of autochthonous branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (bGDGTs) in U.S. Great Basin hot springs

Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (bGDGTs) are membrane-spanning lipids that likely stabilize membranes of some bacteria. Although bGDGTs have been reported previously in certain geothermal environments, it has been suggested that they may derive from surrounding soils since bGDGTs are...

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Main Authors: Brian P. Hedlund, Julienne J Paraiso, Amanda J Williams, Qiuyuan eHuang, Yuli eWei, Paul eDijkstra, Bruce A Hungate, Hailiang eDong, Chuanlun eZhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Lipids
thermophiles
bGDGTs
Great Basin
geothermal springs
membrane-spanning lipids
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00222/full

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