Divergence and phylogeny of Firmicutes from the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin, Mexico: A window to an ancient ocean

Astrobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 674-684

  Moreno Letelier, Alejandra ^a   Olmedo Alvarez, Gabriela ^b   Eguiarte, Luis E ^a   Souza, Valeria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Cuatro Ci negas; Firmicutes; Molecular dating; Precambrian; Western Interior Seaway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BACILLUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

BACILLUS; EARTH (PLANET); GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MEXICO; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EXIGUOBACTERIUM; FIRMICUTES;

EID: 84865524145     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0685     Document Type: Article

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