Acidic cave-wall biofilms located in the Frasassi gorge, Italy

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-139

  Vlasceanu, Luminita ^a   Sarbu, Serban M ^a   Engel, Annette S ^a   Kinkle, Brian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidophilic; Biofilms; Chemoautotrophic; Speleogenesis; Sulfobacillus; Thiobacillus

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; BIOFILM; CALCIUM; CARBON; CAVE; CRYSTAL; ITALY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIOFILM; CAVE; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SPELEOLOGY;

ITALY;

SULFOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0034177871     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450050023809     Document Type: Article

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