2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 24
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Geomicrobiology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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MICROBIAL BIOSIGNATURE CAPTURE AND PRESERVATION IN SULFATE EVAPORITES: IMPLICATIONS FOR MARS EXPLORATION
LOCKARD, Jill C., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287 and FARMER, Jack, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, jill.lockard@asu.edu, jill.lockard@asu.edu
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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PERVASIVENESS OF MERCURY AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE DUE TO CO-SELECTION USING POPULATION STUDIES FROM HOLOCENE SPHAGNUM CORES IN MAINE
NELSON, Robert E.1, MOODY, Jennifer P.2, OLCERST, Aaron I.2, WARDWELL, Leslie H.2 and FEKETE, Frank A.2, (1)Dept. of Geology, Colby College, 5804 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901-8858, (2)Department of Biology, Colby College, 5729 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901-8857, renelson@colby.edu, renelson@colby.edu
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MICROBIOLOGICAL AND IRON-ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR DISSIMILATORY IRON REDUCTION IN RESERVOIR SEDIMENT NEAR IRON MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA
TANGALOS, George1, SHELOBOLINA, Evgenya1, ALPERS, Charles2, BEARD, Brian1, JOHNSON, Clark1 and RODEN, Eric1, (1)Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, tangalos@geology.wisc.edu, tangalos@geology.wisc.edu
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BIOGEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN ALPINE PEEKABOO GULCH, COLORADO
WEBSTER, Catherine E.1, TAPP, J. Bryan1, JENNINGS, Eleanor M.1, PFIFFNER, Susan M.2 and BUCHAN, Alison3, (1)Dept. of Geosciences, Center for Applied Biogeosciences, The University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104-3189, (2)Dept. of Microbiology, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, 10515 Research Dr. Ste. 300, Knoxville, TN 37932-2575, (3)Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, M409 Walters Life Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37914, catherine-webster@utulsa.edu, catherine-webster@utulsa.edu
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IMPLICATIONS OF BACTERIAL DIVERSITY WITHIN A MODERN LUCINID BIVALVE HABITAT
GREEN-GARCIA, Angela M., THIESSEN, Maureen, ARONOWSKY, Audrey, ANDERSON, Laurie and ENGEL, Annette S., Dept. Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, amgmk03@hotmail.com, amgmk03@hotmail.com
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PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AND FUNCTIONAL GENES: DISTRIBUTION OF A MANGANESE-OXIDIZING GENE (MNXG) IN BACILLUS SPECIES
MAYHEW, Lisa E.1, SWANNER, Elizabeth D.1, TEMPLETON, Alexis S.1 and MARTIN, Andrew P.2, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Colorado - Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado - Boulder, UCB 334, Boulder, CO 80309, lisa.mayhew@colorado.edu, lisa.mayhew@colorado.edu
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RELATING MICROBIAL GENE SEQUENCES TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: CUTTING THROUGH THE TREES
SCHULZ, Christopher J. and ENGEL, Annette S., Dept. Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, cschulz777@gmail.com, cschulz777@gmail.com
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CYANOBACTERIA, UNEXPECTED MICROBES IN ACID MINE DRAINAGE
MCLEAN, Mary Ann1, FANG, Jiasong2, KAUR, Haninder1, DAS GUPTA, Shamik3, BRAKE, Sandra4, HASIOTIS, Stephen T.5 and BAZYLINSKI, Dennis6, (1)Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 360 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, (3)Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (5)Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, (6)School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, mmclean@isugw.indstate.edu, mmclean@isugw.indstate.edu
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BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN EUKARYOTE-DOMINATED BIOFILMS GROWING IN ACID MINE DRAINAGE, GREEN VALLEY MINE, WESTERN INDIANA
ZURCHER, Courtney1, KAUR, Haninder1, MCLEAN, Mary Ann1 and BRAKE, Sandra2, (1)Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, czurcher@mymail.indstate.edu, czurcher@mymail.indstate.edu
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HIGH URANIUM AND ARSENIC CONCENTRATION AFFECTS MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN NEBRASKA PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELLS
MCVEY, Kevin J., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 243 Hardin Hall North Wing, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, GOSSELIN, David C., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 602 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, CLEMENT, Barbara J., Biology, Doane College, 1014 Boswell Avenue, Crete, NE 68333 and KLAWER, Lynne M., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 601 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, kmcvey2@bigred.unl.edu, kmcvey2@bigred.unl.edu
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MORPHOGENESIS OF LABORATORY BIOFILMS
STORK, Natalie J.1, OBERSTADT, Amy E.2, ARMSTRONG, Dana K.2, SHEPARD, Rebekah N.2 and SUMNER, Dawn Y.2, (1)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd U-2045, Storrs, CT 06269-4148, (2)Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, natalie.stork@uconn.edu, natalie.stork@uconn.edu