Molecular and phenetic characterization of the bacterial assemblage of hot lake, wa, an environment with high concentrations of magnesium sulphate, and its relevance to Mars

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-80

  Kilmer, Brian R ^a   Eberl, Timothy C ^a   Cunderla, Brent ^b   Chen, Fei ^c   Clark, Benton C ^d   Schneegurt, Mark A ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bureau of Land Management   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d Center for Exoplanetary Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MAGNESIUM; MARS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SULFATE (INORGANIC SALT); SULFUR;

HOT LAKE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84891674905     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550413000268     Document Type: Article

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