Microbial diversity in natural environments: Focusing on fundamental questions

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-324

  Ward, David M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial mats; Molecular analysis; Photosynthesis; Species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENOME; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; THERMAL SPRING;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXUS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOMICS; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; HOT SPRINGS; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SYNECHOCOCCUS; WYOMING;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33750609472     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-006-9090-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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