Microbial ecology in extreme acidic pit lakes from the Iberian pyrite belt (SW Spain)

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 825, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-27

  González Toril, Elena ^a   Santofimia, Esther ^b   López Pamo, Enrique ^b   Omoregie, Enoma O ^a   Amils, Ricardo ^a,c   Aguilera, Ángeles ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid pit lakes; Acidophilic microorganisms; Iberian pyrite belt; Iron cycle; Meromixis

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; IRON CYCLE; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; MEROMIXIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PIT LAKES; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC;

IRON; LAKES; MICROBIOLOGY; ORES; PYRITES; RNA; SULFUR;

BACTERIA;

EID: 84886803965     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.825.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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