2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 93
Monday, 3 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geomicrobiology: Microbes, Minerals, and the Natural Environment I

 

Christoper S. Romanek and David Borrok, Chairs
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1:30 PM
HIGH-RESOLUTION ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO CHARACTERIZING BIO/LITHOFACIES IN THE MICROBIAL HABITATS OF TERRESTRIAL HOT SPRINGS
SCHROEDER, Paul A.1, KYLE, Jennifer1, NEAL, Andrew L.2 and ROMANEK, Christopher S.3, (1)Geology, Univ of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602-2501, (2)Savannah River Ecology Lab, Univ of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29808, (3)Dept. of Geology and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Univ of Georgia, PO Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802-1030, schroe@uga.edu, schroe@uga.edu
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1:45 PM
CHILEAN HIGH-ALTITUDE HOT SPRING SINTERS: A MODEL SYSTEM FOR UV SCREENING MECHANISMS BY EARLY PRECAMBRIAN CYANOBACTERIA
PHOENIX, Vernon R., Department of Geology, Univ of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, BENNETT, Phil C., Department of Geological Sciences, The Univ of Texas, 1 University Station, C-1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, ENGEL, Annette Summers, Department of Geological Sciences, The Univ of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, TYLER, Scott W., Depts. of Environmental and Resource Sciences & Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, MS 175, Reno, NV 89557 and FERRIS, F. Grant, Department of Geology, Univ of Toronto, 22 Russell St, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, vernon@geology.utoronto.ca, vernon@geology.utoronto.ca
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2:00 PM
COMPLEX GROWTH HISTORY OF PHANG, A SULFIDE STRUCTURE FROM THE MOTHRA HYDROTHERMAL VENT FIELD
SHAW, Katherine F.1, KELLEY, Deborah S.1 and DELANEY, John R.2, (1)School of Oceanography, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)School of Oceanography and Astrobiology Program, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, kfshaw@ocean.washington.edu, kfshaw@ocean.washington.edu
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2:15 PM
COMPARATIVE FOSSILIZATION PROCESSES FROM THREE HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENTS AND THE GEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
MORRIS, Penny A., Dept. Natural Science, Univ of Houston-Downtown, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX 77002, WENTWORTH, Susan J., Mail Code C23, Lockheed Martin, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, 2400 NASA Rd 1, Houston, TX 77058, NELMAN, Mayra, NASA/Wyle, 2101 NASA Rd. 1, Houston, 77058, BYRNE, Monica, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, GALINDO, Charles, Hernandez Engineering, Houston, TX 77058, MCKAY, David S., NASA/Johnson Space Ctr, Code SA13, 2101 NASA Rd. 1, Houston, 77058 and SAMS, Clarence, NASA/Johnson Space Ctr, 2101 NASA Rd. 1, Houston, TX 77058, smithp@zeus.dt.uh.edu, smithp@zeus.dt.uh.edu
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2:30 PM
WEATHERING IN ANTARCTIC SOILS AND MARTIAN METEORITES: IMPLICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE LIFE ON MARS
WENTWORTH, Susan J.1, GIBSON Jr, Everett K.2 and MCKAY, David S.2, (1)NASA/Lockheed Martin, Houston, TX 77058, (2)NASA/Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, susan.j.wentworth1@jsc.nasa.gov, susan.j.wentworth1@jsc.nasa.gov
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2:45 PM
MICROBIAL VS. ABIOTIC OXIDATIVE WEATHERING OF BASALTIC GLASSES: NEW APPROACHES FOR PROBING THE INITIAL STAGES OF DISSOLUTION
TEMPLETON, Alexis1, TRAINOR, Thomas P.2, BAILEY, Brad3, STAUDIGEL, Hubert3 and TEBO, Bradley1, (1)Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, (2)GSECARS, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Lab, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, (3)IGPP, Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, Univ of California, UCSD-0225, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, atempleton@ucsd.edu, atempleton@ucsd.edu
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3:00 PM
THE EFFECT OF BACTERIAL CELL WALL ADSORPTION ON MINERAL SOLUBILITIES
WIGHTMAN, Peter G., Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northwestern Univ, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 and FEIN, Jeremy B., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, fein.1@nd.edu, fein.1@nd.edu
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3:15 PM
IONIC STRENGTH AND PH DEPENDENCE OF BACTERIA ADSORPTION ONTO OXIDE MINERAL SURFACES
TURNER, Benjamin F. and FEIN, Jeremy B., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, bturner@nd.edu, bturner@nd.edu
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3:30 PM
THE EFFECTS OF FLUID CHEMISTRY ON STICKING EFFICIENCIES OF ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY
CAIL, Tracy L. and HOCHELLA Jr, Michael F., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, tcail@vt.edu, tcail@vt.edu
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3:45 PM
ADSORPTION ONTO NATURAL CONSORTIA OF BACTERIA: A TEST OF THE UNIVERSALITY OF BACTERIAL SURFACE ADSORPTION
BORROK, David1, FEIN, Jeremy B.1 and KULPA, Charles F.2, (1)Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 107 Galvin Life Science Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556, dborrok@nd.edu, dborrok@nd.edu
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4:00 PM
THE ROLE OF THIOSULFATE OXIDIZING BACTERIA ON THE MOBILITY OF A GOLD THIOSULFATE COMPLEX
LENGKE, Maggy F., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Western Ontario, Biological and Geological Building, London, ON N6A-5B7 and SOUTHAM, Gordon, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Western Ontario, Biological & Geological Building, London, ON N6A-5B7, Canada, mlengke@uwo.ca, mlengke@uwo.ca
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4:15 PM
NEPTUNIUM ADSORPTION ONTO BACILLUS SUBTILIS
GORMAN-LEWIS, D.1, FEIN, J.B.1, SODERHOLM, L.2 and JENSEN, M.P.2, (1)CE/GEOS, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46616, (2)Argonne National Lab, Argonne, IL, dgormanl@nd.edu, dgormanl@nd.edu
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4:30 PM
CD, PB, AND CA ADSORPTION ONTO BACTERIAL SURFACES AT HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES
GINN, Brian R. and FEIN, Jeremy B., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, bginn@nd.edu, bginn@nd.edu
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4:45 PM
NATURALLY OCCURRING ARSENIC IN HOLOCENE ALLUVIAL AQUIFER AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOGEOCHEMICAL LINKAGE AMONG ARSENIC, IRON AND SULFUR FROM SOURCE TO SINK
MOHAMMAD, Shahnewaz, Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, SAUNDERS, James A., Auburn, LEE, Ming-Kuo, Department of Geology, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL 36849, WOLF, Lorraine W., Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305 and RODEN, Eric, Biological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, mohamsh@auburn.edu, mohamsh@auburn.edu
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5:00 PM
THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS OF d18OSO4 VALUES FROM SULFIDE OXIDATION
CELIK BALCI, Nurgul, Chemistry/Geochemistry Department, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, MANDERNACK, Kevin Wayne, Chemistry &Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, MAYER, Bernhard, Stable Isotope Laboratory, Univ of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, SHANKS III, Wayne C., Mail Stop 973, U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and YAVUZ, Fuat, Department of Geology, Istanbul Technical Univ, Faculty of Mines, ITU Maslak Campus, Istanbul, 80626, Turkey, nbalci@mines.edu, nbalci@mines.edu
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5:15 PM
HYDROGEN ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION IN ANAEROBIC MICROBES
VALENTINE, David L.1, CHIDTHAISONG, Amnat2, SESSIONS, Alex3, RICE, Andrew4, REEBURGH, William S.5 and TYLER, Stanley C.5, (1)Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, CA, (2)The Joint Graduate School of Energy & Environment, King Mongkut’s Univ of Technology Thonburi, Bankok, (3)Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, Mail Code 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, (4)Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Department of Oceanography, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA, (5)Earth System Science, Univ of California, Irvine, CA, valentine@geol.ucsb.edu, valentine@geol.ucsb.edu