Abrupt permafrost thaw triggers microbial bloom and grazer succession
M. Scheel, A. Zervas, R. Rijkers, A. T. Tveit, F. Ekelund, F. C. Jimenez, C. S. Jacobsen, T. R. Christensen
The paper describes a microbial bloom and its controls, including bacterial and microeukaryotic predators, in recently thawed permafrost using total RNA from an up to 26500-year-old site.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology