Credits & acknowledgements.



Acknowledgments.


Support and funding.

Tanganydro' 96 expedition was organized by the geologists team of Université Paris VI, France.
Ministère de l'Education Nationale, France
(J. Boulegue)

Project Coordinator: J.-J. Tiercelin, CNRS Université Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France.

Supported by:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France,
(INSU Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers.)
(GDR 1006 BactOcean)

Under the authority of Ministère de l'Energie, République du Zaire.


Participants in the field expedition.

Jean-Jacques Tiercelin, CNRS, France.
Jacques Boulegue Université, Paris VI, France
Glen Brown, Toronto University, Canada.
Louis August Sony Buku, Commission Nationale de l'Energie, Direction des hydrocarbures, Kinshasa/Gombe, Zaire.
Nshombo Muderhwa, Centre de Recherche en Hydrologie , Uvira, Zaire.
Louis Gerard Vununu di Makwala, Commission Nationale de l'Energie, Direction des hydrocarbures, Kinshasa/Gombe, Zaire.
Sona Clément Kimbadi, Centre de Recherche en Hydrologie , Uvira, Zaire.
Evelyne Marguet, CNRS, France.
Kiram Lezzar, Université Bretagne Occidentale, France.
Andrew, Toronto University, Canada.
Pascaline Msekerabamjamka, Université de Bujumbura, Burundi.
Spesioza Bigirimdavyi, Université de Bujumbura, Burundi.
Patrick Kukiye Buda, Centre de Recherche en Hydrologie , Uvira, Zaire.


Scuba diving team.

Jean-Jacques Bourrand, CNRS
Denise Pousse
Jean François Pousse

Technical support
Zakarie Hatso Cook I
Gérome Zigabe Cook II


Special thanks.
E. M. is very grateful to Daniel Prieur (Station Biologogique de Roscoff, France) and to J.-J. Tiercelin for allowing her to participate in the TANGANYDRO' 96 expedition.

Special thanks to Lars Elsgaard, Danish Institute of Plant and Soil Science, Tjele, Denmark, for help during the preparation stage of the mission.

Special thanks to Dave Musgrave for english polishing.

 


Samples enrichments and growth of thermophilic microorganisms.


Samples were examined and prepared for microorganism enrichment in Station Biologique de Roscoff by Jean Louis Birrien (CNRS) and Xavier L'Hour.
Many thanks to them for communicating unpublished results.


 

Pictures & Films.



Photographs


Original photographs by Jean-Jacques Bourrand.
Digital transfer and enhancement by Y. Zivanovic.

Movies


All video tapes were recorded by Jean-Jacques Bourrand except sampling sequences (Pemba Site #11) which were recorded by Jean-François Pousse .
Digital transfer of original video tapes to QuickTime movies has been performed by Y. Zivanovic with a little help from G. Zivanovic.


General design & graphics by Yvan Zivanovic September 1997.

E-mail contact:

Evelyne Marguet is at marguet@igmors.u-psud.fr
Yvan Zivanovic is at yvan.zivanovic@arch5.igmors.u-psud.fr