Community phylogenetic analysis of moderately thermophilic cyanobacterial mats from China, the Philippines and Thailand

Extremophiles

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-332

  Hongmei, Jing ^a   Aitchison, Jonathan C ^a   Lacap, Donnabella C ^a   Peerapornpisal, Yuwadee ^b   Sompong, Udomluk ^b   Pointing, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hot springs; Microbial mats; Synechococcus; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHILIPPINES; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

CHINA; CYANOBACTERIA; PHILIPPINES; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

CALOTHRIX; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS); CYANOTHECE; FISCHERELLA; OSCILLATORIA; PHORMIDIUM; PLEUROCAPSA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 23944519637     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-005-0456-1     Document Type: Article

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