Ultramafics-Hydrothermalism-Hydrogenesis-HyperSLiME (UltraH3) linkage: A key insight into early microbial ecosystem in the Archean deep-sea hydrothermal systems

Paleontological Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 269-282

  Takai, Ken ^a   Nakamura, Kentaro ^b   Suzuki, Katsuhiko ^b   Inagaki, Fumio ^a   Nealson, Kenneth H ^c   Kumagai, Hidenori ^b  

^a Extremobiosphere Research Center   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemolithoautotrophy; Deep sea hydrothermal system; Hydrogen; Serpentinization; Subsurface; Ultramafic

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DEEP SEA; EARLY EARTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SERPENTINIZATION;

EID: 33846815462     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2517/prpsj.10.269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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