Microscale Biosignatures and Abiotic Mineral Authigenesis in Little Hot Creek, California

Microscale Biosignatures and Abiotic Mineral Authigenesis in Little Hot Creek, California

Hot spring environments can create physical and chemical gradients favorable for unique microbial life. They can also include authigenic mineral precipitates that may preserve signs of biological activity on Earth and possibly other planets. The abiogenic or biogenic origins of such precipitates can...

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Main Authors: Emily A. Kraus, Scott R. Beeler, R. Agustin Mors, James G. Floyd, GeoBiology 2016, Blake W. Stamps, Heather S. Nunn, Bradley S. Stevenson, Hope A. Johnson, Russell S. Shapiro, Sean J. Loyd, John R. Spear, Frank A. Corsetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
carbonate–silicate microbialite
hot spring biofilm
biosignature
stromatolite
microbial mat
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00997/full

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