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Workshop on Deep Biosphere
Sediment Microbiology
Research Coordination Network: Dark Energy Biosphere Institute
March 6-9, 2011
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Summary Report, 3.8 MB]
Steering Committee
Andreas Teske (chair), Jennifer Biddle, Matthew Schrenk
Sponsors
Consortium for Ocean Leadership US Science Support Program
NASA Astrobiology Institute
National Science Foundation
Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
General Introduction to Deep Biosphere RCN Meetings
Introduction to Chapel Hill, North Carolina Workshop
Workshop Agenda with Plenary Presentations
Breakout Discussion Group Reports
- Session IA: Fundamental Microbiology
Questions about the Deep Biosphere:
Genomics, evolution and biogeography
- Session IB: Fundamental Microbiology
Questions about the Deep Biosphere:
Microbial activity, physiology,
and metabolism
- Session IIA: New Strategies
and Technical Innovation:
Assessing physiological adaptations
and energy constraints –
research priorities for the
deep sedimentary biosphere
- Session IIB: New Strategies
and Technical Innovation:
Sensitive detection and identification
of microbial diversity and function: problems and solutions
Poster Presentations
Training Sessions & Hands-on Activities
1. Cell Separation and
Visualization
2. Microbial Cultivation
3. Sequence Analysis and
Bioinformatics
APPENDIX
A. Workshop Announcement
(With Agenda)
B. Participant List
C. Poster Abstracts
D. Reference List
E. Participant Workshop
Evaluation Results
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