Characterization of methanogenic and prokaryotic assemblages based on mcrA and 16S rRNA gene diversity in sediments of the Kazan mud volcano (Mediterranean Sea)

Geobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 450-460

  Kormas, K A ^a   Meziti, A ^a   Dahlmann A ^b   De Lange, G J ^b   Lykousis, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RNA 16S;

GAS HYDRATE; GENE; MUD VOLCANO; PHYLOGENETICS; PROKARYOTE; RNA; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METHANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

KAZAN MUD VOLCANO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES; PROKARYOTA; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 56549091945     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2008.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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