Virus hosts part of Topics of Interest:Yellowstone Thermal Viruses
Created by George Rice, Montana State University TEM of Acidianus showing the typical irregular lobed morphology of the species. Acidianus belongs to the archaeal order of Sulfolobales based on its morphology and ...

Viruses found in Yellowstone part of Topics of Interest:Yellowstone Thermal Viruses
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Thermal viruses previously identified in other parts of the world:

Culturing thermal viruses part of Topics of Interest:Yellowstone Thermal Viruses
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Aerobic Culturing: Samples that are taken aerobically are inoculated into a variety of culture medias in the lab. When culturing aerobic thermophiles, such as ...

Sulfolobus part of Topics of Interest:Yellowstone Thermal Viruses
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Image of Sulfolobus from Yellowstone. The host cell shown here is infected with SSV type virus. Virus is seen vaguely inside the cell, attached to the S-layer cell ...

Characterized thermal viruses part of Topics of Interest:Yellowstone Thermal Viruses

Experimental approach part of Topics of Interest:Yellowstone Thermal Viruses
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Site Identification: Identify thermal features with favorable conditions for host organisms. Sample identified sites with established sterile aerobic/anaerobic ...

Yellowstone Bioprospecting part of Topics of Interest
Bioprospecting is the search for useful organic compounds in nature, commonly involving the collection and examination of biological samples (plants, animals, microoganisms) for sources of genetic or biochemical ...

The Dead Zone General Collection part of Topics of Interest:Dead Zone
Below is a list of resources such as news articles, web sites, and reference pages provide a comprehensive array of information about dead zones- in the Gulf of Mexico and worldwide! Agricultural Impacts on the ...

Educator Guide part of Topics of Interest
The purpose of this guide is to help educators prepare lessons and units using the information presented on this website. To explore some of the different approaches that can be taken, follow the links below. ...

Further Questions part of Topics of Interest
Yellowstone Bioprospecting: Questions for Further Exploration