Bacterial diversity of marine seeps in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 683-689

  Rosano Hemández, María C ^a   Fernández Linares, Luis C ^b   Xoconostle Cazares B ^a,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c Instituto Mcxicano del Petróleo   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacterial community; Marine sediments; Oil seeps; TPH containing environments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HYDROCARBON; RIBOSOME DNA; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; MEXICO; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IDIOMARINA; MARINOBACTER; MARINOBACTERIUM;

EID: 67651163876     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.683.689     Document Type: Article

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