The alkaliphilic microbial community and its functional diversity

Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 503-521

  Zavarzin, G A ^a   Zhilina, T N ^a   Kevbrin, V V ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alkaliphilic microorganisms; Microbial community; Soda lakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000017839     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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