Comparative morphology of modern and ancient terrestrial bacteria and microfossils from carbonaceous meteorites

Authors
Zhmur, SI Gorlenko, VM Gerasimenko, LM
Citation
Si. Zhmur et al., Comparative morphology of modern and ancient terrestrial bacteria and microfossils from carbonaceous meteorites, MICROBIOLOG, 68(6), 1999, pp. 739-745
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00262617 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
739 - 745
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-2617(199911/12)68:6<739:CMOMAA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Comparative analysis of bacteriomorphic structures in the Murchison and Efr emovka meteorites and ancient high-carbon black and oil shales showed that they are analogous to modern microorganisms and their lithified remains in modern halophilic and thermophilic cyanobacterial communities (mats).