Early archean fossil bacteria and biofilms in hydrothermally-influenced sediments from the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 93-116

  Westall, Frances ^a,e   De Wit, Maarten J ^b   Dann, Jesse ^b   Van der Gaast, Sjerry ^c   De Ronde, Cornel E J ^d   Gerneke, Dane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^e LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Early Archean; Fossil bacteria; Hydrothermal actvity

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CHERT; FOSSIL; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOGENESIS; CELL STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; ROCK; SEDIMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0035250842     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(00)00127-3     Document Type: Article

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