Arsenic in the evolution of earth and extraterrestrial ecosystems

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 522-536

  Oremland, Ronald S ^a   Saltikov, Chad W ^b   Wolfe Simon, Felisa ^c   Stolz, John F ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic respiring microorganisms; Biofilm; Biogeochemical cycling; Exobiology; Planetary evolution

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOFILM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; EXOBIOLOGY; HIGHER EDUCATION; MARS; MICROORGANISM; PLANETARY EVOLUTION;

SIRENIDAE;

EID: 70349827121     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450903102525     Document Type: Article

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