How do prokaryotes survive in fluid inclusions in halite for 30 k.y.?

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1059-1062

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

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CARBON MOLECULES; DEAD CELLS; DEATH VALLEY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DUNALIELLA; FLUID INCLUSION; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEA;

GLYCEROL; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; HALITE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROKARYOTE; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 72149130022     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30448A.1     Document Type: Article

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