Assessing microbiological surface expression over an overburden-covered VMS deposit

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 262-271

  Wakelin, Steven ^a,b   Anand, Ravi R ^b   Macfarlane, Craig ^b   Reith, Frank ^b,c   Noble, Ryan ^b   Rogers, Stephen ^d  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Parker Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Microbial community; Mineral exploration; PCR DGGE; Surface anomaly; VMS mineralization

Indexed keywords

AMINE COMPOUNDS; ARCHAEAL; ARID ECOSYSTEMS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; D-GLUCOSE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; GLUCOSE 1-PHOSPHATE; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL PROCESS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PCR-DGGE; PLANT LITTER; PLANT MATERIAL; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS GROWING; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RRNA GENES; SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; SOIL ANOMALIES; SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL SURFACES; STEM BASE; SUB-SURFACES; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION; SURFACE ANOMALIES; SURFACE ANOMALY; SURFACE EXPRESSION; SURFICIAL SOILS; TOP SOILS; VMS MINERALIZATION; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COPPER ZINC DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GENES; GLUCOSE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; PHENOLS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACES; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

SOILS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL CHEMISTRY; ZINC;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DEPOSITS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALS; SOIL; ZINC SULFIDE;

ACACIA ANEURA; ACIDOBACTERIACEAE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; CAULOBACTERACEAE; GEMMATIMONADACEAE; GENERA INCERTAE SEDIS (ANAEROPLASMATALES); GENERA INCERTAE SEDIS (METHANOMICROBIALES); OXALOBACTERACEAE; PHYLLODES; UNCLASSIFIED BACTERIA;

EID: 84155163100     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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