New insights on old bacteria: Diversity and function of morphologically conspicuous sulfur bacteria in aquatic systems

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 401, Issue , 1999, Pages 97-112

  Gray, N D ^a   Head, I M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Function; Niche adaptation; Phylogenetic diversity; Sulfur oxidation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SULFUR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; THIOPLOCA; UNCULTURED BACTERIUM;

EID: 0033133367     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003794529171     Document Type: Article

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