The long-term effects of UV exclusion on the microbial composition and photosynthetic competence of bacteria in hot-spring microbial mats

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-209

  Norris, Tracy B ^a   McDermott, Timothy R ^a   Castenholz, Richard W ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Hot spring; Microbial mat; Photosynthesis; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL MAT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; THERMAL SPRING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0036247129     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(01)00212-4     Document Type: Article

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