Seasonal composition and activity of sulfate-reducing prokaryotic communities in seagrass bed sediments

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-195

  Smith, April C ^a   Kostka, Joel E ^a   Devereux, Richard ^b   Yates, Diane F ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

dsr gene; Seagrass; Sediment geochemistry; Sulfate reduction; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOPHILA; PROKARYOTA; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 10344238105     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame037183     Document Type: Article

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