Microbial ecology of submerged marine caves and holes characterized by high levels of hydrogen sulphide

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 61-70

  Canganella, Francesco ^a   Bianconi, Giovanna ^a   Kato, Chiaki ^b   Gonzalez, Juan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Black and blue holes; Marine anoxic and microaerophilic ecosystems; Microbial ecology; Microorganisms; Molecular diversity; Submarine caves

Indexed keywords

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33846392228     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-006-9103-2     Document Type: Review

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