Tools providing new insight into coastal anoxygenic purple bacterial mats: Review and perspectives

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 858-868

  Hubas, Cédric ^a   Jesus, Bruno ^b   Passarelli, Claire ^a   Jeanthon, Christian ^c,d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

Author keywords

Anoxygenic phototrophs; Diversity; Microbial mats; Photosynthesis; Purple sulfur bacteria; Spectral reflectance

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; FRESH WATER; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ANOXYGENIC PURPLE BACTERIAL MAT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHROMATIUM; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE TOOL; SPECTROSCOPY; THIOCAPSA ROSEOPERSICINA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON CYCLE; CHROMATIACEAE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMATIACEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON CYCLE; CHROMATIACEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; LIGHT; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROELECTRODES; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFIDES; SULFUR; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 81355123562     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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