The formation of large bacterial aggregates at depth within the Louisiana hydrocarbon seep zone

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 216-222

  Hyun, J H ^a,b   Bennison, B W ^a   LaRock, P A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE FORMATION; AGGREGATION; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL AGGREGATE; COLD SEEPS; HYDROCARBON SEEP; HYDROCARBONS;

GULF OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA SLOPE;

EID: 0030619693     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900024     Document Type: Article

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