The microbial biosphere of sediment-buried oceanic basement

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 497-506

  Cowen, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Biofilm; Hydrothermal; Subseafloor oceanic basement; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HOST; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICROFLORA; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SHORT SURVEY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 4143126928     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.03.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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