Shallow hydrothermal vents in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 285-298

  Maugeri, Teresa L ^a   Bianconi, Giovanna ^b   Canganella, Francesco ^b   Danovaro, Roberto ^c   Gugliandolo, Concetta ^a   Italiano, Francesco ^d   Lentini, Valeria ^a   Manini, Elena ^e   Nicolaus, Barbara ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Biodiversity; Exopolysaccharides; Shallow hydrothermal vents; Viriobenthos

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; ENZYME; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROKARYOTE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; VIRUS;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CAPE PALINURO; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SALERNO; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77952686788     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757541003693250     Document Type: Article

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