Comparison of microbial communities associated with three Atlantic ultramafic hydrothermal systems

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 647-665

  Roussel, Erwan G ^a   Konn, Cécile ^b   Charlou, Jean Luc ^b   Donval, Jean Pierre ^b   Fouquet, Yves ^b   Querellou, Joël ^a   Prieur, Daniel ^a   Cambon Bonavita, Marie Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Archaea; Hydrothermal vent; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Sediment; Ultramafic

Indexed keywords

CLONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PROKARYOTE; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ARCHAEA; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; METHANOCOCCALES; METHANOPYRALES; METHANOSARCINALES; NANOARCHAEOTA;

EID: 79961170774     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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