A high-pressure thermal gradient block for investigating microbial activity in multiple deep-sea samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 165-172

  Kallmeyer, Jens ^a   Ferdelman, Timothy G ^a   Jansen, Karl Heinz ^b   Jørgensen, Bo Barker ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SYKAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep sea samples; High pressure system; Thermal gradient block

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP SEA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIMENT; FLOW RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE THERMAL GRADIENT BLOCK; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0142123500     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00138-6     Document Type: Article

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