Molecular analysis of prokaryotic diversity in the deep subsurface of the former Homestake gold mine, South Dakota, USA

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-384

  Rastogi, Gurdeep ^a,d   Stetler, Larry D ^b   Peyton, Brent M ^c   Sani, Rajesh K ^a  

^a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

^b South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

^c Montana State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DUSEL; Gold mine; Homestake; Microbial diversity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MINING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MINING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTH DAKOTA;

ACIDOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA; ARCHAEA; BACTEROIDETES; CHLOROBI; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); CRENARCHAEOTA; FIRMICUTES; GEMMATIMONADETES; NITROSPIRAE; PLANCTOMYCETES; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; UNCULTURED BACTERIUM; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

EID: 70350163399     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-008-0249-1     Document Type: Article

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