Microbes, organic matter and ore deposits

Quality of fresh organic matter affects priming of soil organic matter and substrate utilization patterns of microbes

Changes in biogeochemical cycles and the climate system due to human activities are expected to change the quantity and quality of plant litter inputs to soils. How changing quality of fresh organic matter (FOM) might influence the priming effect (PE) on soil organic matter (SOM) mineralization is still under debate. Here we determined the PE induced by two (13)C-labeled FOMs with contrasting n...

The Hercynian ore deposits from the Catalonian Coastal Ranges

reservas, similares procesos metalogenéticos habrian actuado en el Paleozoico Inferior del Brea. La deformación y el metamorfisme regional hercinicos no han actuado en este sector como un importante reconcentrador de menas, y la mayor parte de indicios epigenéticos Many mineralizations, showings and geochemical anomalies de edad tardihercinicaestán relacionados alas células hidrotermales have b...

Organic Carbon and Organic Matter Levels in Sediments of the Strait of Hormoz, the Persian Gulf

Total organic carbon has a major influence on both the chemical and biological processesthat take place in sediments. Algal bloom is one of the organic carbon levels in aquatic ecosystems. In 2009 algal bloom occurred in the Hormozgan province and prolonged for months, which finally setteled down in 2010. In this study the variations of total organic carbon (TOC), organic matter (TOM) and tot...

Lice, Humans, and Microbes

Lice are small, wingless, minor ectoparasites of mammals and birds. More than 540  blood-sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) have been described with each host having its own type of louse, suggesting the cospeciation of the lice species with their host. Among these, two lice species from two different genera infest humans: Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (pubic “crab” l...

Mineralogical and Petrological Investigation of Iron Ore Deposits in North- East of Isfahan