Exopolymeric substances of sulfate-reducing bacteria: Interactions with calcium at alkaline pH and implication for formation of carbonate minerals

Geobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-411

  Braissant, O ^a   Decho, A W ^b   Dupraz, C ^a,c   Glunk, C ^c   Przekop, K M ^a   Visscher, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CARBONATE; EXOPOLYMER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LITHIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC ACID; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36249001064     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2007.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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