Microbial Mats Modern and Ancient Microorganisms in Stratified Systems /

This book provides information about microbial mats, from early fossils to modern mats located in marine and terrestrial environments. Microbial mats  layered biofilms containing different types of cells  are most complex systems in which representatives of various groups of organisms are found to...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Seckbach, Joseph. (Editor), Oren, Aharon. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, 14
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