Microbiological observations in the anoxic basin Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 49-57

  Kuever, Jan ^a   Wawer, Cathrin ^a   Lillebaek, Rolf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA probes; Beggiatoa; Microbial diversity; Sulfate reduction; Sulfide oxidation; Thiospira; Thiovulum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; COSTA RICA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COSTA RICA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PLANKTON; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0030309613     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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