Anaerobic microbiology of an alkaline Icelandic hot spring

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-38

  Sonne Hansen, Jacob ^a   Ahring, Birgitte Kiær ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic microbiology; Hot spring; Indirect immunofluorescence; Methane production; Most probable number; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ICELAND; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIA; HOT SPRING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROBIOLOGY;

ICELAND, HVERAGERDI;

METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOFORMICICUM; METHANOCULLEUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030613410     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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