Lipid biomolecules in silica sinters: Indicators of microbial biodiversity

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-77

  Pancost, Richard D ^a   Pressley, Sarah ^a   Coleman, Joanna M ^a   Benning, Liane G ^b   Mountain, B W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; SEDIMENT; THERMAL SPRING;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FATTY ACIDS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HOT SPRINGS; LIPIDS; NEW ZEALAND; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 12544258718     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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