Geochemical and microbial diversity of bundera sinkhole, an anchialine system in the eastern Indian ocean

Natura Croatica

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 59-63

  Humphreys, William ^a,b,c   Tetu, Sasha ^d   Elbourne, Liam ^d   Gillings, Michael ^d   Seymour, Justin ^e   Mitchell, Jim ^f   Paulsen, Ian ^d  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S amplicon sequencing; Anchialine; Chemocline; Chemolithotrophy; Sulfur bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SINKHOLE; SULFUR;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84867275808     PISSN: 13300520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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