Eukaryotic microbial diversity of phototrophic microbial mats in two Icelandic geothermal hot springs

International Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-32

  Aguilera, Ángeles ^a   Souza Egipsy, Virginia ^a   González Toril, Elena ^a   Rendueles, Olaya ^a   Amils, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic microbial community; Extremophiles; Icelandic hot springs; Phytobenthos; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUGLENIDA; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 79251539239     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.108     Document Type: Article

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