Following the kinetics: Iron-oxidizing microbial mats in cold icelandic volcanic habitats and their rock-associated carbonaceous signature

Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 679-694

  Cockell, Charles S ^a   Kelly, Laura C ^a   Summers, Stephen ^a   Marteinsson, Viggo ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Matis ohf Iceland   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Chemolithotrophic microorganisms; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Iron reducing bacteria; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; IRON;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; GALLIONELLACEAE; GENETICS; ICELAND; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT; VOLCANO;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTEROIDETES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GALLIONELLACEAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ICELAND; IRON; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GALLIONELLA; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SP.;

EID: 80053000569     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0606     Document Type: Article

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