Meter-scale diversity of microbial communities on a weathered pegmatite granite outcrop in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland; evidence for mineral induced selection?

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Hutchens, Elena ^a,b   Gleeson, Deirdre ^c   McDermott, Frank ^a   Miranda CasoLuengo, Rául ^a   Clipson, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaea; Biogeochemical cycling; Community structure; Molecular ecology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; OUTCROP; PEGMATITE; SILICATE MINERAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WEATHERING;

COUNTY WICKLOW; IRELAND; LEINSTER; WICKLOW MOUNTAINS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRENARCHAEOTA;

EID: 74349112835     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450903232157     Document Type: Article

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