Artículo:

Early Archaean Microorganisms Preferred Elemental Sulfur, Not Sulfate

Autor:

Pascal Philippot

Mark Van Zuilen

Kevin Lepot

Resumen:

Data from multiple sulfur isotopes imply that 3.5-billion-year-old microbes on Earth were not sulfate reducers, as had been suspected, but instead metabolized elemental sulfur.

Página:

1534

Publicación:

Science

Volúmen:

317

Número:

5844

Fecha:

Septiembre 14 2007

ISSN:

00368075

SrcID:

00368075-2007-09-14.txt