Growth of green sulphur bacteria in experimental benthic oxygen, sulphide, pH and light gradients

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1051-1061

  Pringault, Olivier ^a,b   Kühl, Michael ^b   De Wit, Rutger ^a   Caumette, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic gradient chamber; Microsensors; P vs I curve; Photoadaptation; Prosthecochloris aestuarii

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; OXYGEN; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; DIFFUSION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFUR BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; PROSTHECOCHLORIS AESTUARII;

EID: 2642671981     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-4-1051     Document Type: Article

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