Phylogenetic analysis of the archaeal community in an alkaline-saline soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico)

Extremophiles

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-254

  Valenzuela Encinas, César ^a   Neria González, Isabel ^a   Alcántara Hernández, Rocio J ^a   Enríquez Aragón, J Arturo ^a   Estrada Alvarado, Isabel ^b   Hernández Rodríguez, César ^a   Dendooven, Luc ^a   Marsch, Rodolfo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Alkaline saline soil; Archaeal community; Clone library

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; HALALKALICOCCUS; HALOBACTERIACEAE; HALOBACTERIUM; NATRINEMA; NATRONOBACTERIUM; NATRONOCOCCUS; NATRONOCOCCUS SP.; NATRONOLIMNOBIUS; NATRONOMONAS;

EID: 40349083715     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-007-0121-y     Document Type: Article

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