Biogeochemistry of a gypsum-encrusted microbial ecosystem.
Gypsum crusts containing multicolored stratified microbial populations grow in the evaporation ponds of a commercial saltern in Eilat, Israel. These crusts contain two prominent cyanobacterial layers, a bright purple layer of anoxygenic phototrophs, and a lower black layer with active sulphate reduc...
| Published in: | Geobiology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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| Online Access: | https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/553c5c20-f231-11db-821c-000ea68e967b https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4677.2004.00029.x |