Distinct pigmentation and trophic modes in Beggiatoa from hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-93

  Nikolaus, Roxanne ^a   Ammerman, James W ^b   MacDonald, Ian R ^c  

^a US Commission on Ocean Policy   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas A and M Corpus Christi   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophy; Bacterial mat; Chemosynthetic community; Digital camera array; Heterotrophy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA;

EID: 0037904627     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame032085     Document Type: Article

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