Virus silicification under simulated hot spring conditions

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 569-576

  Laidler, James R ^a   Stedman, Kenneth M ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T4; Fossil record; Microbial silicification; Virus

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; FOSSIL; MICROBIOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THERMAL SPRING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CHEMICAL PROCESSES; FOSSILS; HOT SPRINGS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77956163379     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0463     Document Type: Article

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