Community structure, geochemical characteristics and mineralogy of a hypersaline microbial mat, Cabo Rojo, PR

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 269-281

  Casillas Martinez, Lilliam ^a   Gonzalez, Millie L ^a   Fuentes Figueroa, Zamara ^b,c   Castro, Cyd M ^a   Nieves Mendez, Deborah ^a   Hernandez, Carmen ^a   Ramirez, Wilson ^b   Sytsma, Rachel E ^c   Perez Jimenez, Jose ^d,e   Visscher, Pieter T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d Universidad de Rutgers   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Electron microscopy; Hypersaline; Microbial mat; Microelectrodes; Mineralogy; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL MAT;

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS);

EID: 24644442226     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450500182672     Document Type: Article

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