Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of a Photosynthetic Microbial Mat and Comparison with Archean Cherts

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 569-585

  Bourbin, M ^a   Derenne, S ^a   Gourier, D ^b   Rouzaud, J N ^c   Gautret, P ^d   Westall, F ^e  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^e CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Accelerated ageing; Archean; Carbonaceous matter; Chert; Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGING; ARCHEAN; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CHERT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADICAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROFLEXUS; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 84873283596     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-012-9320-3     Document Type: Article

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