Large sulfur bacteria and the formation of phosphorite

Science

Volumn 307, Issue 5708, 2005, Pages 416-418

  Schulz, Heide N ^a   Schulz, Horst D ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR; WATER;

MARINE SEDIMENTS; PHOSPHORITE DEPOSITS; PORE WATER;

BACTERIA;

HYDROXYAPATITE; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR;

APATITE; BACTERIUM; CORRELATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PHOSPHORITE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SULFUR BACTERIUM; THERMODYNAMICS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; DIFFUSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROXYAPATITES; MINERALS; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATES; POLYPHOSPHATES; PRECIPITATION; SEAWATER; SULFIDES; THERMODYNAMICS; THIOTRICHACEAE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NAMIBIAN MARGIN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 12344281712     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1103096     Document Type: Article

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