Characteristics and turnover of exopolymeric substances in a hypersaline microbial mat

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-307

  Braissant, Olivier ^a   Decho, Alan W ^b   Przekop, Kristen M ^a   Gallagher, Kimberley L ^a   Glunk, Christina ^c   Dupraz, Christophe ^a   Visscher, Pieter T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate precipitation; Exopolymeric substances (EPS); Glucosidase activity; Microbial mat

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; EXOPOLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; GLUCOSIDASE; HYDROLASE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABUNDANCE; ALKALINITY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOPOLYMER; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL MAT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BAHAMAS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GLUCOSIDASES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ELEUTHERA;

EID: 58149129306     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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