Sentences with phrase «detect microbial activity»
«We couldn't detect any microbial activity within these samples,» says Whyte.
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At the other extreme, microbial activity has been detected in permafrost soils in Antarctica at temperatures as low as — 4 °F.
They sent soil samples for DNA testing, looking for matches with particular genes known to be found in microbes and fungi; they tried to stimulate microbial growth on a wide variety of substances and then count the cells produced; and they used highly sensitive radiorespiration activity assays, which involve feeding the soil microorganisms a food source which has been labelled with radioactive carbon, which can then be used to detect if the microorganisms are active.