Exploring the Metabolic Potential of Microbial Communities in Ultra-basic Reducing Spring at The Cedars, CA: Evidence of Microbial Methanogenesis and Heterotrophic Acetogenesis

Lukas Kohl1, Emily Cumming2, Alison Cox2, Shino Suzuki3, Liam Morrrissey2, Susan Q Lang4, Andreas Richter5, Kenneth H Nealson6 and Penny L Morrill7, (1)Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Earth Science, St John's, NF, Canada, (2)Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Canada, (3)JAXA, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Kanagawa, Japan, (4)University of South Carolina Columbia, Columbia, SC, United States, (5)University of Vienna, Department of Microbiology & Ecosystem Science, Vienna, Austria, (6)University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States, (7)Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada