Metalliferous Biosignatures for Deep Subsurface Microbial Activity
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عنوان ژورنال: Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0169-6149,1573-0875
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-015-9466-x