Cyanobacterial life at low O 2: Community genomics and function reveal metabolic versatility and extremely low diversity in a Great Lakes sinkhole mat

Geobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-267

  Voorhies, A A ^a   Biddanda, B A ^b   Kendall, S T ^b   Jain, S ^a   Marcus, D N ^a   Nold, S C ^c   Sheldon, N D ^a   Dick, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BENTHOS; BICARBONATE; CALCITE; CARBONATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL MAT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SINKHOLE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; VENTING;

ARTICLE; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEDIMENT;

BIOTA; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPE LABELING; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGEN; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIA; PHORMIDIUM; PHORMIDIUM AUTUMNALE;

EID: 84859439060     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2012.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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