Microbes produce nanobacteria-like structures, avoiding cell entombment

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 663-666

  Bontognali, Tomaso R R ^a   Vasconcelos, Crisógono ^a   Warthmann, Rolf J ^a   Dupraz, Christophe ^b   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^a   McKenzie, Judith A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Dolomite; Microbial mats; Microfossils; Nanobacteria; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; DOLOMITE; MICROBIAL MATS; MICROFOSSILS; NANOBACTERIA; STROMATOLITES;

ABS RESINS; AGGLOMERATION; BACTERIA; CARBONATION; DISSOLUTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MINING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN RELAXATION;

MINERALS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; DOLOMITE; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROFOSSIL; PALEONTOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STROMATOLITE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

DESULFOVIBRIO BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 50349099517     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24755A.1     Document Type: Article

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