Microbial transformations of minerals and metals: Recent advances in geomicrobiology derived from synchrotron-based x-ray spectroscopy and X-ray microscopy

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2009, Pages 367-391

  Templeton, Alexis ^a   Knowles, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; EXAFS; STXM; X ray microprobe; XANES

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; BIOMINERALIZATION PROCESS; CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; EXAFS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICRO-PROBES; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; REDOX TRANSFORMATIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STXM; X RAY MICROSCOPY; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY MICROPROBE; X-RAY TECHNIQUES; XANES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILMS; BIOMINERALIZATION; DISSOLUTION; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; METAL RECOVERY; MICROBIOLOGY; MINING; SILICATE MINERALS; X RAY MICROSCOPES; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

MINERALS;

BIOFILM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROSCOPY; PROBE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRANSFORMATION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 67651046520     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.earth.36.031207.124346     Document Type: Review

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