Community phylogenetic diversity of cyanobacterial mats associated with geothermal springs along a tropical intertidal gradient

Extremophiles

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-163

  Jing, Hongmei ^a   Lacap, Donnabella C ^a   Chui, Yim Lau ^a   Pointing, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Geothermal springs; Hot springs; Intertidal; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; HEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENES, RRNA; HEAT; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROOCOCCALES; CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIALES; PHOTOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 33645998713     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-005-0477-9     Document Type: Article

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