Microbial diversity of benthic mats along a tidal desiccation gradient

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-601

  Rothrock Jr , Michael J ^a   Garcia Pichel, Ferran ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL DNA; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESICCATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RNA GENE; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIA; DESICCATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 15944425422     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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