Microbial communities and associated mineral fabrics in Altamira Cave, Spain

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-92

  Cuezva, Soledad ^a   Sanchez Moral, Sergio ^a   Saiz Jimenez, Cesareo ^b   Cañaveras, Juan Carlos ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altamira Cave; Biomineralization; Geomicrobiology; Vaterite

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; VATERITE;

ALTAMIRA CAVE; CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 63249090804     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806x.38.1.9     Document Type: Article

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