Influence of bedrock mineral composition on microbial diversity in a subglacial environment

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 855-858

  Mitchell, Andrew C ^a,b   Lafrenière, Melissa J ^c   Skidmore, Mark L ^b   Boyd, Eric S ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MICROBIAL ASSEMBLAGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MINERAL COMPOSITION;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; PYRITES; WEATHERING;

MINERALS;

ABUNDANCE; BEDROCK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; IRON; MELTWATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; MINERALOGY; PYRITE; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84888797547     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34194.1     Document Type: Article

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