Sedimentology, Mineralogy, Morphology, and Characterization of Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria Communities from Modern Hypersaline Microbial Mats in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Bryan J. Rodriguez-Colon1,2, Edwin O Rivera-Lopez2, Wilson R Ramirez-Martinez1, Carlos Rios-Velazquez2 and Kevian Augusto Perez-Valentin3, (1)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Geology, Mayaguez, PR, United States, (2)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Biology, Mayaguez, PR, United States, (3)University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus, Environmental Sciences, San Juan, PR, United States