Physiological diversity and adaptations of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria from different depths of hypersaline, heliothermal and meromictic Ekho Lake (East Antarctica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 320-327

  Labrenz, Matthias ^a,b   Hirsch, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Department of Geology and Geophysics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0035026192     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000000214     Document Type: Article

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