Microcodium: An extensive review and a proposed non-rhizogenic biologically induced origin for its formation

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 79-99

  Kabanov, Pavel ^a   Anadón, Pere ^b   Krumbein, Wolfgang E ^c  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinobacteria; Carboniferous; Fungi; Microcodium; Mycelia; Non rhizogenic; Paleocene; Saprotrophs

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; FORMATION MECHANISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOSCOVIAN; PALEOCENE; PERMIAN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RHIZOBACTERIUM; SAPROTROPHY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALGAE; FUNGI; MICROCODIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43149100547     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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