Hyperthermophilic procaryotes

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 149-158

  Stetter, Karl O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaea; Hyperthermophilic; Phylogeny; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOGENESIS; TAXONOMY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0029991767     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6445(96)00008-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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