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Microbial Activity in Caves−A Geological Perspective

Pages 345-357 | Published online: 11 Nov 2010

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Salvatore Maurizio Tredici, Alessandro Buccolieri, Luciano Tanini, Matteo Calcagnile, Daniela Manno & Pietro Alifano. (2018) Calcite-forming Bacillus licheniformis Thriving on Underwater Speleothems of a Hydrothermal Cave. Geomicrobiology Journal 35:9, pages 804-817.
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Sushmitha Baskar, Joyanto Routh, Ramanathan Baskar, Abhinav Kumar, Hanna Miettinen & Merja Itävaara. (2016) Evidences for Microbial Precipitation of Calcite in Speleothems from Krem Syndai in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India. Geomicrobiology Journal 33:10, pages 906-933.
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Karolina Tomczyk-Żak & Urszula Zielenkiewicz. (2016) Microbial Diversity in Caves. Geomicrobiology Journal 33:1, pages 20-38.
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Louisa J. Preston, Leslie A. Melim, Victor J. Polyak, Yemane Asmerom & Gordon Southam. (2014) Infrared Spectroscopic Biosignatures from Hidden Cave, New Mexico: Possible Applications for Remote Life Detection. Geomicrobiology Journal 31:10, pages 929-941.
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Sharmishtha Dattagupta. (2014) Introduction to the Special Issue “Biogeochemistry and Microbial Ecology of Cave Systems”. Geomicrobiology Journal 31:3, pages 173-174.
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MaryJ. Carmichael, SarahK. Carmichael, CaraM. Santelli, Amanda Strom & SuzannaL. Bräuer. (2013) Mn(II)-oxidizing Bacteria are Abundant and Environmentally Relevant Members of Ferromanganese Deposits in Caves of the Upper Tennessee River Basin. Geomicrobiology Journal 30:9, pages 779-800.
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Saskia Bindschedler, Laure Millière, Guillaume Cailleau, Daniel Job & EricP. Verrecchia. (2012) An Ultrastructural Approach to Analogies between Fungal Structures and Needle Fiber Calcite. Geomicrobiology Journal 29:4, pages 301-313.
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AlisonJ. Blyth & Silvia Frisia. (2008) Molecular Evidence for Bacterial Mediation of Calcite Formation in Cold High-Altitude Caves. Geomicrobiology Journal 25:2, pages 101-111.
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Paola Cacchio, Rosita Contento, Claudia Ercole, Giorgio Cappuccio, Maria Preite Martinez & Aldo Lepidi. (2004) Involvement of Microorganisms in the Formation of Carbonate Speleothems in the Cervo Cave (L'Aquila-Italy). Geomicrobiology Journal 21:8, pages 497-509.
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MarisaK. Chelius & JohnC. Moore. (2004) Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Archaea and Bacteria in Wind Cave, South Dakota. Geomicrobiology Journal 21:2, pages 123-134.
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HazelA. Barton, MichaelR. Taylor & NormanR. Pace. (2004) Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of a Bacterial Community in an Oligotrophic Cave Environment. Geomicrobiology Journal 21:1, pages 11-20.
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