Spatial patterns of bacterial richness and evenness in the NW Mediterranean Sea explored by pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-233

  Pommier, Thomas ^a,b   Neal, P R ^c   Gasol, Josep M ^a   Coll, Montserrat ^a   Acinas, Silvia G ^a   Pedrós Alió, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial diversity; Blanes bay microbial observatory; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OTUS;

EID: 78650868863     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01484     Document Type: Article

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