Acidophilic halophilic microorganisms in fluid inclusions in halite from lake magic, western australia

Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 850-860

  Conner, Amber J ^a   Benison, Kathleen C ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid; Dunaliella; Extremophiles; Fluid inclusions; Lake Magic; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAKE; LASER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BACTERIA; GEOGRAPHY; LAKES; LASERS; MINERALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84879017599     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0956     Document Type: Article

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