Chryseobacterium greenlandense
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Species: | C. greenlandensis
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Chryseobacterium greenlandensis |
Chryseobacterium greenlandensis is an ultramicrobacteria species of bacteria that is able to live for long periods of time in low-temperature, high-pressure, reduced-oxygen and nutrient-poor habitats. It is known to have survived for more than 120,000 years in an ice block in Greenland, at a depth of 3,000 metres (1.9 mi).[1]
See also
References
- ^ "A Survivor in Greenland: A Novel Bacterial Species is Found Trapped in 120,000-Year-Old Ice", physorg.com, 3 June 2008