Microbial Biomarker Transition in High-Altitude Sinter Mounds From El Tatio (Chile) Through Different Stages of Hydrothermal Activity

Microbial Biomarker Transition in High-Altitude Sinter Mounds From El Tatio (Chile) Through Different Stages of Hydrothermal Activity

Geothermal springs support microbial communities at elevated temperatures in an ecosystem with high preservation potential that makes them interesting analogs for early evolution of the biogeosphere. The El Tatio geysers field in the Atacama Desert has astrobiological relevance due to the unique occ...

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Main Authors: Laura Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel Angel Fernandez-Martinez, Miriam García-Villadangos, Yolanda Blanco, Sherry L. Cady, Nancy Hinman, Mark E. Bowden, Stephen B. Pointing, Kevin C. Lee, Kimberly Warren-Rhodes, Donnabella Lacap-Bugler, Nathalie A. Cabrol, Victor Parro, Daniel Carrizo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
lipid biomarkers
microbial transition
hydrothermal activity
sinter mounds
high altitude geyser field
biogeochemical reconstruction
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03350/full

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