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

Session No. 82
Monday, 3 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Geomicrobiology: Microbes, Minerals, and the Natural Environment II (Posters)

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EFFECT OF SEM PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES ON BIOFILM APPEARANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND HETEROGENEITY
FRATESI, Sarah E.1, LYNCH, F. Leo2, KIRKLAND, Brenda L.1 and BROWN, Lewis R.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, MS State, MS 39762, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762, fratesi77@hotmail.com, fratesi77@hotmail.com
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PREPARATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOMICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS FOR TEM EXAMINATION BY EMBEDDING IN LIQUID SULFUR
HUGO, Richard C., Geology, Portland State Univ, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751 and CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, hugo@pdx.edu, hugo@pdx.edu
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USE OF PROTEIN ASSAYS TO QUANTIFY MICROORGANISMS IN A SANDSTONE RESERVOIR
PERSONS, A. Karen, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762, LYNCH, F. Leo, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, P. O. Box 5448, MS State, MS 39762 and BROWN, Lewis R., Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762, akp4@msstate.edu, akp4@msstate.edu
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REDOX TRANSFORMATIONS OF ARSENIC(V) AND ARSENIC(III) ASSOCIATED WITH PERIPHYTON COMMUNITIES
KULP, Thomas R.1, OREMLAND, Ronald S.2 and HOEFT, Shelley E.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Science 1 Building, Binghamton, NY 13902, (2)Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 480, Menlo Park, CA 94025, tkulp@binghamton.edu, tkulp@binghamton.edu
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AN EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF AN ACIDOPHILIC PROTOZOAN IN ACID MINE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
SHEPHERD, B.S.1, WOLF, S.F.2, DANNELLY, H.K.3, BRAKE, S.S.1, VENCEL, J.3 and BRADBERRY, H.3, (1)Dept. of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Dept. of Chemistry, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (3)Dept. of Life Sciences, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, sshepherd31@yahoo.com, sshepherd31@yahoo.com
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MICROBIALLY MEDIATED POROSITY ENHANCEMENT IN CARBONATE ROCKS
COFFEY, Melody R.1, KIRKLAND, Brenda L.1, LYNCH, F. Leo2 and BROWN, Lewis R.3, (1)Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, P. O. Box 5448, MS State, MS 39762, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762, mjr4@ra.msstate.edu, mjr4@ra.msstate.edu
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MICROBIAL BIOSIGNATURES AND PRIMARY MINERAL PHASES IN HIGH IRON THERMAL SPRINGS
PARENTEAU, Mary N. and CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, parentea@pdx.edu, parentea@pdx.edu
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MICROSTRUCTURES AND MICROORGANISMS IN THE MACROFABRIC OF IRON STROMATOLITES, GREEN VALLEY MINE, INDIANA
BRAKE, S.S., Dept. of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, HASIOTIS, S.T., Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 and ROGERS, J.R., Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, rm. 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, gebrake@isugw.indstate.edu, gebrake@isugw.indstate.edu
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CORAL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES: INDICATORS OF CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM STRESS
KLAUS, James S., FRIAS-LOPEZ, Jorge, BONHEYO, George and FOUKE, Bruce W., Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, jklaus@uiuc.edu, jklaus@uiuc.edu
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ENDOLITHIC BORINGS IN HYALOCLASTITE SHARDS FROM THE HAWAII SCIENTIFIC DRILLING (HSDP) #2 PHASE 1 CORE: DISTRIBUTION, TIMING, AND BEHAVIOR
WALTON, Anthony W., Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613 and ROGERS, Jennifer Roberts, Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, twalton@ku.edu, twalton@ku.edu
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ROCK-HOSTED HYDROTHERMAL ECOSYSTEMS I: HIGH-TEMPERATURE DEEP-SEA SULFIDE CHIMNEYS
WHITE, Jacqueline M.1, SCHRENK, Matthew O.1, KELLEY, Deborah S.2, BAROSS, John A.1, KAYE, Jonathan Z.1 and DELANEY, John R.3, (1)School of Oceanography, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195-7940, (2)School of Oceanography, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (3)School of Oceanography and Astrobiology Program, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, jmwhite@u.washington.edu, jmwhite@u.washington.edu
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A UNIQUE BACTERIAL MINERALIZING ENVIRONMENT AT MICKEY HOT SPRINGS, SOUTHEASTERN OREGON
OESTREICHER, Zachery Walter John, Geology, Portland State Univ, 1721 SW Broadway, 17 Cramer Hall, Portland, OR 97201, Portland, OR 97201 and CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, zacheryo@pdx.edu, zacheryo@pdx.edu
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COMPARISON OF MOJAVE DESERT VARNISH AND SOIL USING FATTY ACID ANALYSIS
SCHELBLE, Rachel T.1, MCDONALD, Gene D.2 and NEALSON, Kenneth H.1, (1)Department of Earth Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Mail Stop 183-301, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Rd, Pasadena, CA 91109, rachels@usc.edu, rachels@usc.edu
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BIOSYNTHESIS AND DIETARY UPTAKE OF POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN PIEZOPHILIC BACTERIA
FANG, Jiasong1, KATO, Chiaki2, SATO, Takako3, CHAN, Olivia1 and AGARKAR, Netra1, (1)Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 360 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, (2)DEEP-STAR, Japan Marine Sci and Technology Group, 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Japan, (3)Marine Ecosystems, JAMSTEC, 2-15 Natsushima, Japan, jsfang@iastate.edu, jsfang@iastate.edu
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BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF EXPERIMENTAL ECOSYSTEMS: HOW DO ROOT-FUNGUS ASSOCIATIONS AFFECT CHEMICAL WEATHERING AND DENUDATION?
BALOGH, Zsuzsanna, Geology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164-2812 and KELLER, C. Kent, Geology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164, zsuzsa@wsu.edu, zsuzsa@wsu.edu