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20170033_0068

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20170033_0068

Analyse AFM de l’archée "Pyrococcus abyssi", un microorganisme silicifié artificiellement

AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) microscopy analysis of the morphology and topography at sub-micrometre scale of an artificially silicified microorganism: the archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi. This fossilised microbial model will enable study of microbial preservation and fossilisation processes.

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