Microscopic identification of prokaryotes in modern and ancient halite, Saline Valley and Death Valley, California

Astrobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 467-482

  Schubert, Brian A ^a   Lowenstein, Tim K ^a   Timofeeff, Michael N ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient prokaryotes; Death Valley; Fluid inclusions; Halite; Saline Valley; Starvation survival

Indexed keywords

BRINE; INORGANIC SALT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOLOGY; FILTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PALEONTOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXOBIOLOGY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY; PALEONTOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; SALTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 67749101293     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2008.0282     Document Type: Article

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