Evidence for a biogenic, microorganismal origin of rock varnish from the Gangdese Belt of Tibet

Micron

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 401-411

  Wang, Xiaohong ^a,b   Zeng, Lingsen ^c   Wiens, Matthias ^b   Schloßmacher, Ute ^b   Jochum, Klaus Peter ^d   Schröder, Heinz C ^b   Müller, Werner E G ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR GEOANALYSIS   (China)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biogenic mineralization; Mars; Microorganisms; Tibet; Varnish

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL AGGREGATES; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOGENIC MINERALIZATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MARS; MATRIX; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; MINERAL LAYERS; SILICA GLAZE; TIBET;

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALOGY; SILICA; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

VARNISH;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; PAINT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL; SPECTROMETRY;

BACTERIA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PAINT; SOIL; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TIBET;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 79952622195     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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