Project: Understanding How Virus Infection Affects Gene Flow and Microbial Evolution in Extreme Polar Environments

Acronym/Short Name:

Arctic Subzero Brines

Start Date:

2016-10

End Date:

2020-04

Programs:

Marine Microbiology Initiative [MMI]

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Description

GBMF Summary:

In support of developing a virus–bacterium–alga culture system and advancing methods to investigate how virus infection and stress impact gene flow and microbial evolution in cold, highly saline environments.

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Funding

Funding Source	Award Number
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: Marine Microbiology Initiative	GBMF5488

Dataset Collections

Dataset Short Name	Full Dataset Title
Cryopeg Holographic Images	Unprocessed holographic data of cryopeg fluids viewed at sub-micron resolution from Alaskan Arctic Coast Permafrost Tunnel and landfast sea ice from May 2017
Geneflow Profile	Temperature, salinity, water isotope, and inorganic nutrient profiles of sea ice core sections collected offshore near Utqiaġvik, Alaska, USA in May 2017 and 2018.
Geneflow Samples	Brine samples from both sea ice and cryopeg near Utqiaġvik, Alaska, USA from 2017-05-08 to 2018-05-10
Permafrost Borehole Geochemistry in the Barrow Permafrost Tunnel	Geochemical data of ground ice and pore water in frozen sediments from the Barrow Permafrost Tunnel in Utqiaġvik, Alaska in 2017 and 2018
Permafrost Brine Geochemistry in the Barrow Permafrost Tunnel	Geochemical data of permafrost brines from the Barrow Permafrost Tunnel in Utqiaġvik, Alaska

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Project Coordinators

Person	Roles	Affiliation
Jody W. Deming	Lead Principal Investigator	University of Washington (UW)
Hajo Eicken	Co-Principal Investigator	University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
Go Iwahana	Co-Principal Investigator	University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
Matthew Sullivan	Co-Principal Investigator	Ohio State University
Jodi N. Young	Co-Principal Investigator	University of Washington (UW)

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Project: Understanding How Virus Infection Affects Gene Flow and Microbial Evolution in Extreme Polar Environments