MICROBIOLOGY:
Neither Cold Nor Snow Stops Tundra Fungi
Elizabeth Pennisi
Until recently, researchers thought that cold temperatures suspended metabolism and growth of microorganisms in tundra soil communities. Now on page 1359, a team of researchers reports huge numbers and new kinds of microscopic fungi under the snow.
Related articles in Science:
Seasonal Dynamics of Previously Unknown Fungal Lineages in Tundra Soils
Christopher W. Schadt, Andrew P. Martin, David A. Lipson, and Steven K. Schmidt
Science 2003 301: 1359-1361. (in Reports) [Abstract] [Full Text]
