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Cover: Journal of Basic Microbiology. 5/2018
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.201870018
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , hydrothermal circulation , citation , library science , nanotechnology , world wide web , computer science , chemistry , geology , materials science , paleontology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Cover illustration: Scanning electron microscopic image of intermediate portion of Fe‐Mn crust recovered from the ‘Christmas Tree’ hydrothermal field, northern Lau back‐arc basin reveals microbial aggregation leading to the formation of filament‐like structures. The filaments are encrusted in exopolymeric material secreted by autochthonous microbes which acts as a nucleation site for deposition of metal oxides. In hydrothermal systems, microbes could thus be playing an important role in controlling the chemistry of metal ions in the aquatic system and aiding in the formation of metal oxides. (Photo: V. D. Khedekar, CSIR‐National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India)