The role of prokaryotes in subsurface weathering of hydrothermal sediments: A combined geochemical and microbiological investigation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1677-1694

  Severmann, Silke ^a,d   Mills, Rachel A ^a   Palmer, Martin R ^a   Telling, Jon P ^b   Cragg, Barry ^c   Parkes, R John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMICROBIOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; PROKARYOTE; WEATHERING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33644979782     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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