Water masses bacterial community structure and microbial activities in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-370

  Celussi, Mauro ^a   Bergamasco, Andrea ^b   Cataletto, Bruno ^a   Umani, Serena Fonda ^c   Del Negro, Paola ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

biogeochemical processes; PCR DGGE

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP WATER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS ICE SHELF; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77958500319     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102010000192     Document Type: Article

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