Article
Microbialite genetic diversity and composition relate to environmental variables.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Dec 2012
Centeno Carla M, Legendre Pierre, Beltrán Yislem, Alcántara-Hernández Rocío J, Lidström Ulrika E, Ashby Matthew N, Falcón Luisa I
Abstract excerpt
Microbialites have played an important role in the early history of life on Earth. Their fossilized forms represent the oldest evidence of life on our planet dating back to 3500 Ma. Extant microbialites have been suggested to be highly productive and diverse communities with an evident role in the cycling of major elements, and in contributing to carbonate precipitation. Although their ecological and evolutionary...
Topics
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Biodiversity
- Biological Evolution
- Fossils
- Fresh Water
- Genetic Variation
- Lakes
- Mexico
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Archaeal
- RNA, Bacterial
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S