High prokaryotic biodiversity associated with gut contents of the holothurian Molpadia musculus from the Nazaré Canyon (NE Atlantic)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 82-90

  Amaro, Teresa ^a,c   Luna, Gian Marco ^b,d   Danovaro, Roberto ^b   Billett, David S M ^c   Cunha, Marina R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Deep sea sediments; Fingerprinting techniques; Holothurians; Megafauna; Microbial diversity

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; FINGERPRINTING TECHNIQUES; HOLOTHURIANS; MEGAFAUNA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOENERGETICS; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEPOSIT FEEDER; ECHINODERM; FECES; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOTIC ZONE; PROKARYOTE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOMACH CONTENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NAZARE CANYON;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; MOLPADIA MUSCULUS; OTUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84857008825     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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