Title: Microbial Communities Associated With Hydromagnesite and Needle-Fiber Aragonite Deposits in a Karstic Cave (Altamira, Northern Spain).
Authors: Canaveras, J. C.; Hoyos, M.; Sanchez-Moral, S.; Sanz-Rubio, E.; Bedoya, J.; Soler, V.; Groth, I.; Schumann, P.; Laiz, L.; Gonzalez, I.; Saiz-Jimenez, C.
Abstract: Microbial communities, where Streptomyces species predominate, were found in association with hydromagnesite, Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2.4H2O, and needle-fiber aragonite deposits in an Altamira cave. The ability to precipitate calcium carbonate in laboratory cultures suggests that these and other bacteria present in the cave may play a role in the formation of moonmilk deposits.
Subjects: SPAIN; MICROORGANISMS; ALTAMIRA Cave (Spain)
Publication: Geomicrobiology Journal, 1999, Vol 16, Issue 1, p9
ISSN: 0149-0451
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/014904599270712

Microbial Communities Associated With Hydromagnesite and Needle-Fiber Aragonite Deposits in a Karstic Cave (Altamira, Northern Spain).

Canaveras, J. C.; Hoyos, M.; Sanchez-Moral, S.; Sanz-Rubio, E.; Bedoya, J.; Soler, V.; Groth, I.; Schumann, P.; Laiz, L.; Gonzalez, I.; Saiz-Jimenez, C.