Involvement of bacteria in the origin of a newly described speleothem in the gypsum cave of grave grubbo (Crotone, Italy)

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-18

  Cacchio, Paola ^a   Ercole, Claudia ^a   Contento, Rosita ^a   Cappuccio, Giorgio ^b   Martinez, Maria Preite ^c   Del Gallo, Maddalena ^a   Lepidi, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CAVE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GYPSUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SPELEOTHEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CALABRIA; CROTONE; ITALY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PASTEURELLA;

EID: 84865446156     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4311/2010MB0136R     Document Type: Article

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