Microbial biosignatures in iron-mineralized phototrophic mats at Chocolate Pots hot springs, Yellowstone National Park, United States

Palaios

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-111

  Parenteau, Mary N ^a   Cady, Sherry L ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOMARKER; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL RECORD; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROFOSSIL; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECAMBRIAN; TAXONOMY; THERMAL SPRING; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CYANOBACTERIA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 75449095884     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2008.p08-133r     Document Type: Article

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