Biosignatures present in a hydrothermal massive sulfide from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Geobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-450

  Blumenberg, M ^a   Seifert, R ^a   Petersen, S ^b   Michaelis, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMOTROPHY; HYDROTHERMAL ORGANISM; LIPID; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NUTRIENT USE; OXIDATION; PERIDOTITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROKARYOTE; SEAWATER; SULFIDE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FERROPLASMA; METHANOCOCCUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 36248963505     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2007.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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