A seamless system for the collection and cultivation of extremophiles from deep-ocean hydrothermal vents

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 862-869

  Malahoff, Alexander ^a   Gregory, Todd ^a   Bossuyt, Arnaud ^a   Donachie, Stuart ^b   Alam, Maqsudul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Extremophile; Hydrothermal vent; Loihi; Pisces; Submarine volcano

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOREACTORS; MANIPULATORS; MICROORGANISMS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; ROBOTIC ARMS; STAINLESS STEEL; SUBMARINES; SUBMERSIBLES; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; VALVES (MECHANICAL); VENTS;

EXTREMOPHILE; HELIUM-ACTIVATED SAMPLE TRANSFER SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE; SEAMLESS SYSTEM; STAINLESS STEEL BIOREACTOR; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036821256     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2002.804058     Document Type: Article

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