Preliminary evidence for a sulphur cycle in Movile Cave, Romania

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-107

  Rohwerder, T ^a   Sand, W ^a   Lascu, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b EMIL RACOVI INSTITUTE OF SPELEOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LIMESTONE; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID;

CAVE; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SULFUR CYCLE;

COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD CHAIN; HEAT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROCALORIMETRY; MICROCLIMATE; OXIDATION; PH; REDUCTION; ROCK; ROMANIA; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

MOVILE CAVE; ROMANIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037278296     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.200390000     Document Type: Short Survey

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