On the potential for bioenergy and biofuels from hydrothermal vent microbes

Oceanography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 213-217

  Girguis, Peter R ^a   Holden, James F ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84857259406     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2012.20     Document Type: Article

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