Distribution, activity, and diversity of heterotrophic nitrifiers originating from East Pacific deep-sea hydrothermal vents

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 162-171

  Mével, Genevieve ^a   Faidy, Claudette ^a   Prieur, Daniel ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Heterotrophic bacteria; Hydrothermal vents; Nitrifying activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITY; BACTERIA; DISTRIBUTION; DIVERSITY; HETEROTROPHIC ORGANISM; HETEROTROPHIC ORGANISMS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; NITRIFICATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PACIFIC, (EAST);

EID: 0029668483     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-024     Document Type: Article

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