Low temperature geomicrobiology follows host rock composition along a geochemical gradient in Lau Basin

Low temperature geomicrobiology follows host rock composition along a geochemical gradient in Lau Basin

The East Lau Spreading Center (ELSC) and Valu Fa Ridge (VFR) comprise a ridge segment in the southwest Pacific Ocean where rapid transitions in the underlying mantle chemistry manifest themselves as gradients in seafloor rock geochemistry. We studied the geology and microbial diversity of three sil...

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Main Authors: Jason B Sylvan, Tiffany Y Sia, Amanda G Haddad, Lindsey J Briscoe, Brandy M Toner, Peter R Girguis, Katrina J Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacteroidetes
basalt
Geomicrobiology
hydrothermal
inactive sulfides
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00061/full

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