Deep Sub-Surface

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 64-79

  Parkes, R J ^a   Sass, H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chloroflexi; contamination control; dark energy; deep biosphere; deep sea archaeal group; earth crust; endospores; gas hydrate; JS1; miscellaneous crenarchaeotal group; pressure; sapropel; subsurface

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155201328     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00275-3     Document Type: Chapter

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