Archaeal and bacterial community composition of a pristine coastal aquifer in Doñana National Park, Spain

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-139

  López Archilla, Ana Isabel ^a   Moreira, David ^b   Velasco, Sergio ^a   López García, Purificación ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Anammox; Methane oxidation; Nitrogen cycle; Species richness; Sulphur cycle

Indexed keywords

ACIDOBACTERIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CRENARCHAEOTA; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; ISOPTERA; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES; NITROSPIRAE; PLANCTOMYCETES; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 36849050728     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame047123     Document Type: Article

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