An Acidophilic Bacterial-Archaeal-Fungal Ecosystem Linked to Formation of Ferruginous Crusts and Stalactites

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 407-418

  Gherman, Vasile Daniel ^a   Boboescu, Iulian Zoltan ^a   Pap, Bernadett ^b   Kondorosi, Éva ^b   Gherman, Gabriela ^a   Maróti, Gergely ^a,b  

^a POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

acidophilic archaea; bacterial fungal interaction (BFI); ferruginous stalactites; metagenomics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CAVE; FUNGUS; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; STALACTITE;

EID: 84895747043     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2013.836580     Document Type: Article

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