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 together. Among them are cyanobacteria
and eukaryotic phototrophs, aerobic heterotrophic and chemoautotrophic
bacteria, protozoa, anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria, and other
types of microorganisms. These mats are perfect models for
biogeochemical processes, such as the cycles of chemical elements, in
which a variety of microorganisms cooperate and interact in complex
ways. They are often found under extreme conditions and their study
contributes to our understanding of extremophilic life. Moreover,
microbial mats are models for Precambrian stromatolites; the study of
modern microbial mats may provide information on the processes that
may have occurred on Earth when prokaryotic life began to spread.
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ISBN
9789048137992
Publisert
2020
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Springer
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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