Abundances of hyperthermophilic autotrophic Fe(III) oxide reducers and heterotrophs in hydrothermal sulfide chimneys of the northeastern pacific ocean

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 242-245

  Ver Eecke, Helene C ^a   Kelley, Deborah S ^b   Holden, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROTROPHS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC; OUTER SURFACES; PACIFIC OCEANS;

CHIMNEYS; HOT SPRINGS; IRON DEPOSITS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ABUNDANCE; AUTOTROPHY; HETEROTROPHY; HYDROTHERMAL ORGANISM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; POLYCHAETE; SULFIDE; THERMOPHILY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HOT SPRINGS; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYCHAETA; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

PARALVINELLA SULFINCOLA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 58149340248     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01462-08     Document Type: Article

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