Evidence of giant sulphur bacteria in Neoproterozoic phosphorites

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7124, 2007, Pages 198-201

  Bailey, Jake V ^a   Joye, Samantha B ^b   Kalanetra, Karen M ^b   Flood, Beverly E ^a   Corsetti, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR;

MICROFOSSIL; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHATIZATION; PHOSPHORITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRESERVATION; PROTEROZOIC; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; TAPHONOMY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROFOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; NEOPROTEROZOIC; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAPHONOMY; THIOMARGARITA;

METAZOA; THIOMARGARITA;

EID: 33846218143     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05457     Document Type: Article

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