Emerging concepts on microbial processes in the bathypelagic ocean - Ecology, biogeochemistry, and genomics

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1519-1536

  Nagata, Toshi ^a   Tamburini, Christian ^b   Arístegui, Javier ^c   Baltar, Federico ^c   Bochdansky, Alexander B ^d   Fonda Umani, Serena ^e   Fukuda, Hideki ^a   Gogou, Alexandra ^f   Hansell, Dennis A ^g   Hansman, Roberta L ^h   Herndl, Gerhard J ⁱ   Panagiotopoulos, Christos ^b   Reinthaler, Thomas ⁱ   Sohrin, Rumi ^j   Verdugo, Pedro ^k   Yamada, Namiha ^l   Yamashita, Youhei ^m   Yokokawa, Taichi ⁿ   Bartlett, Douglas H ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d Old Dominion University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^j SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^l NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^m FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bathypelagic zone; Biogeochemistry; Genomics; Microbial loop; Organic matter; Piezophile

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; 18S RRNA; ABUNDANCE RATIOS; ARCHAEA; BATHYPELAGIC ZONE; CARBON FLUXES; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; COMPLEX INTERACTION; COMPLEX MIXTURE; CONVERSION FACTOR; CRENARCHAEOTA; DEEP SEA; DEEP WATER; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTE; GEL FORMATION; GENOMICS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; IN-SITU; LOW TEMPERATURES; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION; MICROBIAL LOOP; MICROBIAL PROCESS; NANOFLAGELLATES; OCEANIC REGIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; PRESSURE CONDITIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; GELS; GENES; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; RNA; VIRUSES;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PROKARYOTE; PROTIST; RESPIRATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VIRUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CRENARCHAEOTA; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 77954145249     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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