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Selected pictures of microbial diversity of Gourgouthakas isolated bacteria. (A-B) Initial screenings of sample material prior to purecultures. (C) A “color palette” of isolated microbes from the collection of Gourgouthakas cave. Variaty of colors from yellow, purple and bioiridescent colonies. -- biorxiv.org

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A Thousand Meters Deep: Vertical Profiling of the Subterranean Microbiome of Gourgouthakas Cave

by Keith CowingApril 11, 2026April 11, 2026

Introduction: Caves represent unique, nutrient-limited windows into the deep biosphere, yet the microbiology of the deep terrestrial subsurface remains remarkably under-explored. In this work, we took advantage of a rare […]

Schematic illustration of the distribution of sampling sites. The sampling sites for the SZ-12, SZ-13, and SZ-14 flights are labeled as follows: red dots for SZ-12 (with red pentagrams indicating the sampling sites in the condensate region), blue dots for SZ-13, and green dots for SZ-14 - Microbiome via PubMed

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On-orbit Microbial Succession Patterns Of The China Space Station During The Construction Period

by Keith CowingMarch 17, 2025March 18, 2025

Background: The China Space Station (CSS) modules feature many areas that are difficult to clean and thus susceptible to microbial outbreaks. A new sampling method utilizing an equivalent material sheet […]