Diversity and Composition of Sulfate- and Sulfite-Reducing Prokaryotes as Affected by Marine-Freshwater Gradient and Sulfate Availability

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 224-237

  Fan, Lan Feng ^a   Tang, Sen Lin ^a   Chen, Chang Po ^a   Hsieh, Hwey Lian ^a  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FRESH WATER; RNA 16S; SEA WATER; SULFATE; SULFITE; SULFITE REDUCTASE (NADPH);

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SULFATES; SULFITE REDUCTASE (NADPH); SULFITES; TAIWAN;

DESULFITOBACTERIUM; DESULFOBOTULUS; DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFOFABA; DESULFOSARCINA; DESULFOTOMACULUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84855614973     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9912-x     Document Type: Article

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