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Hinrichs Lab - Deep Life Community
Establishing a platform to assess bacterial endospore abundance in the deep biosphere by quantification of the sporulation-related molecule dipicolinic acid
| Duration: | March 2014 - August 2014 |
| Funding: | Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO), Deep Life |
| Principal Investigator: | Lars Wörmer |
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Abstract
This project will develop novel technology for life detection in deep sediments by supplying the Deep Life Community (DLC) with a platform to address one of stated goals of DLC, the quantification of spores vs. vegetative cells, by accurate chemical detection of the sporulation-related molecule dipicolinic acid (DPA).
This project will develop novel technology for life detection in deep sediments by supplying the Deep Life Community (DLC) with a platform to address one of stated goals of DLC, the quantification of spores vs. vegetative cells, by accurate chemical detection of the sporulation-related molecule dipicolinic acid (DPA).