Dataset: Scanning electron micrographs of microbial sulfide deposition from (INSPIRE_Pyrite project)

This dataset has not been validatedFinal with updates expectedVersion working (2016-02-04)Dataset Type:experimental

Principal Investigator: Peter Girguis (Harvard University)

Co-Principal Investigator: David Clarke (Harvard University)

Contact: Jennifer Delaney (Harvard University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Ms Dicky Allison (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: INSPIRE Track 1: Microbial Sulfur Metabolism and its Potential for Transforming the Growth of Epitaxial Solar Cell Absorbers (INSPIRE_Pyrite)

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These six pictures give clear visual support to the proposal that marine microbes can deposit pyrite (FeS2). In several of the micrographs, the marine microbe Desulfovibrio hydrothermalis strain AM13, a deep-sea vent microbe, can be seen growing on the provided substrate.

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Girguis, P., Clarke, D. (2016) Scanning electron micrographs of microbial sulfide deposition from (INSPIRE_Pyrite project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version working) Version Date 2016-02-04 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/637892 [access date]

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