Molecular diversity of cyanobacteria inhabiting coniform structures and sorrounding mat in a Yellowstone hot spring

Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-92

  Lau, Evan ^a   Nash, Cody Z ^b   Vogler, Detlev R ^c   Cullings, K W ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hot spring stromatolites; Lithified coniform structures

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FRESH WATER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES;

CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EXOBIOLOGY; FRESH WATER; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONTANA; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIALES; PHORMIDIUM; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 14844302731     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2005.5.83     Document Type: Article

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