Evidence of biological activity in Hawaiian subsurface basalts

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Fisk, M R ^a   Storrie Lombardi, M C ^b   Douglas, S ^c   Popa, R ^d   McDonald, G ^c   Di Meo Savoie, C ^a,e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kinohi Institute   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; DNA staining; Environmental scanning electron microscope; Hawaiian deep drilling; Microorganisms; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949121667     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000387     Document Type: Article

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