An endolithic microbial community in dolomite rock in Central Switzerland: Characterization by reflection spectroscopy, pigment analyses, scanning electron microscopy, and laser scanning microscopy

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-364

  Horath, T ^a   Neu, T R ^b   Bachofen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; MAGNESIUM;

DOLOMITE; ENDOLITHON; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SWITZERLAND;

BACTERIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PIGMENTATION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PIORA VALLEY; SWISS PLATEAU; SWITZERLAND;

COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33745099349     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-006-9051-y     Document Type: Article

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