Vibrational spectroscopy of extant and fossil microbes: Relevance for the astrobiological exploration of Mars

Vibrational Spectroscopy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-189

  Marshall, Craig P ^a   Carter, Elizabeth A ^a   Leuko, Stefan ^b   Javaux, Emmanuelle J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Algaenans; Carotenoids; FTIR spectroscopy; Halophilic archaea; Micro eukaryotes; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEINS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ASTROBIOLOGY; CHLOROPHYTES; FOSSIL MICROBES; PALAEOBIOLOGY; VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 33746895200     PISSN: 09242031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vibspec.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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