Comparative metagenomics of two microbial mats at Cuatro Ciénegas Basin I: Ancient lessons on how to cope with an environment under severe nutrient stress

Astrobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 648-658

  Peimbert, Mariana ^a,b   Alcaraz, Luis David ^c,d   Bonilla Rosso, Germán ^a   Olmedo Alvarez, Gabriela ^c   García Oliva, Felipe ^e   Segovia, Lorenzo ^f   Eguiarte, Luis E ^a   Souza, Valeria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c Km 9 6 Libramiento Norte Carretera Irapuato León   (Mexico)

^d Centro Superior de Investigacion en Salud Publica   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^f INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Microbial mats Metagenomics Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MEXICO; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84865463012     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0694     Document Type: Article

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