Evidence of bacterial activity from micrometer-scale layer analyses of black-smoker sulfide structures (Pito Seamount Site, Easter microplate)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 257-269

  Verati, Chrystèle ^a   De Donato, Philippe ^b   Prieur, Daniel ^c,d   Lancelot, Joël ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Acidianus; Bioleaching; Biomineralization; Hydrothermal; Sulfide s; Thiobacillus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; BLACK SMOKER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEAMOUNT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033600204     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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