Iron oxide-rich filaments: Possible fossil bacteria in Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 297-309

  Provencio, Paula P ^a   Polyak, Victor J ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Caves; Fossil bacteria; Goethite; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Lechuguilla Cave; Leptospirillum; Stalactites

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CAVE; IRON OXIDE; TERTIARY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034789107     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450152467804     Document Type: Article

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