Diversity of prokaryotes and methanogenesis in deep subsurface sediments from the Nankai Trough, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 190

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 274-287

  Newberry, Carole J ^a   Webster, Gordon ^a   Cragg, Barry A ^b,c   Parkes, R John ^b,c   Weightman, Andrew J ^a   Fry, John C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL DNA; BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CRENARCHAEOTA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOSARCINA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRENARCHAEOTA; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOSARCINALES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRENARCHAEOTA; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED BACTERIUM;

EID: 1342289953     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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