Microbial mat boundaries between chemolithotrophs and phototrophs in geothermal hot spring effluents

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-98

  Kato, Kenji ^a   Kobayashi, Takeshi ^b   Yamamoto, Hiroyuki ^c   Nakagawa, Takkou ^d   Maki, Yonosuke ^e   Hoaki, Toshihiro ^f  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TAISEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boundary; Chemolithotroph; Cyanobacterial mat; Hot spring; Oxidation reduction potential; Phototroph; Sulfur turf; Temperature gradient

Indexed keywords

GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL MAT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THERMAL SPRING;

ARCTIC; ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ICELAND; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

AQUIFICALES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 1542401243     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450490266334     Document Type: Article

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