Novel 16S rRNA gene sequences retrieved from highly saline brine sediments of Kebrit Deep, Red Sea

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 213-218

  Eder, Wolfgang ^a   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^b   Huber, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequences; Archaea; Bacteria; Brines; Kebrit Deep; Phylogeny; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT;

AQUIFICALES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EURYARCHAEOTA; THERMOTOGALES;

EID: 0032888598     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050762     Document Type: Article

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