Spatial heterogeneity and underlying geochemistry of phylogenetically diverse orange and white Beggiatoa mats in Guaymas Basin hydrothermal sediments

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-31

  McKay, Luke J ^a   MacGregor, Barbara J ^a   Biddle, Jennifer F ^a,c   Albert, Daniel B ^a   Mendlovitz, Howard P ^a   Hoer, Daniel R ^a   Lipp, Julius S ^b,d   Lloyd, Karen G ^a   Teske, Andreas P ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beggiatoa; Guyamas Basin; Hydrothermal vents; Microbial mats

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; ATLANTIS; BEGGIATOA; CARBON SOURCE; COLOR CHANGES; ELECTRON DONORS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENERGY SOURCE; GUYAMAS BASIN; HOT SPOT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUXES; HYDROTHERMAL SEDIMENTS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; IN-SITU TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL MATS; MICROBIAL PROCESS; PHYLOTYPES; RELATIVE POSITIONING; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENT SURFACE; SIZE CLASS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS; STEEP GRADIENTS; SULFIDE-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WIDE SPECTRUM;

CARBON; HOT SPRINGS; RNA; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

BACTERIUM; HETEROGENEITY; HOT SPOT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MICROBIAL MAT; PHYLOGENETICS; SEAFLOOR;

GUAYMAS BASIN; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA;

EID: 84863752692     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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