Quantification of Microbial Communities in Forearc Sediment Basins off Sumatra

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-182

  Schippers, Axel ^a   Köweker, Gerrit ^a   Höft, Carmen ^a   Teichert, Barbara M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep biosphere; Marine sediments; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROKARYOTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEAFLOOR;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; GEOBACTERACEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77949563943     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450903456798     Document Type: Article

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