Possible evidence for dissimilatory bacterial magnetite dominating the magnetic properties of recent lake sediments

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Gibbs Eggar, Zoe ^a   Jude, Bob ^a   Dominik, Janusz ^b   Loizeau, Jean Luc ^b   Oldfield, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Lake sediments; Magnetic properties; Magnetite; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETITE;

EID: 0033617596     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00054-0     Document Type: Article

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