Research note: Preliminary report on the extreme endolithic microbial consortium of 'Pailas Frías', 'Rincón de la Vieja' Volcano, Costa Rica

Phycological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-107

  Hernández Chavarría, Francisco ^a   Sittenfeld, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Endolithic; Endolithobionts; Extreme algae; Extreme environment; Pinnularia; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DIATOM; MICROORGANISM; RED ALGA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANIDIUM; PINNULARIA;

EID: 33745960030     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2006.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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