Interaction of the sulfur and iron cycles in the Tinto river ecosystem

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 299-309

  Amils, R ^a,b   Gonzalez Toril E ^b   Fernandez Remolar D ^a   Gomez F ^a   Rodriguez N ^a   Duran C ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemolithotrophy; Geomicrobiology; Iron bioformations; Iron cycle; Sulfur cycle; Tinto river

Indexed keywords

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 27944478387     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023232002312     Document Type: Review

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