Endolithic phototrophs in built and natural stone

Current Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-188

  Gaylarde, Christine C ^a   Gaylarde, Peter M ^b   Neilan, Brett A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of New South Wales ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; LIMESTONE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BASALT; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GRANITE; IN VITRO STUDY; LICHEN (ORGANISM); MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPH; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLIMATE; CYANOBACTERIA; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; RHODOPHYTA; STREPTOPHYTA;

ALGAE; COCCOIDEA; CYANIDIALES; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84862775893     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-012-0123-6     Document Type: Article

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