First Prokaryotic Biodiversity Assessment Using Molecular Techniques of an Acidic River in Neuquén, Argentina

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-104

  Urbieta, M Sofía ^a,d   Gonzalez Toril E ^b   Aguilera, A ^b   Giaveno, M Alejandra ^c   Donati, E ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS ALBERTENSIS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FERRIMICROBIUM; FERROPLASMA; LEPTOSPIRILLUM; PROKARYOTA; SULFOBACILLUS;

EID: 84862506808     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9997-2     Document Type: Article

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