Microbial community structure and sulfur biogeochemistry in mildly-acidic sulfidic geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park

Geobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-99

  Macur, R E ^a   Jay, Z J ^a   Taylor, W P ^a   Kozubal, M A ^a   Kocar, B D ^b   Inskeep, W P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; SULFUR;

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOTHERMAL POWER; HYPOXIA; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; PH; PYRITE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYROBACULUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMAL SPRING; UNITED STATES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HOT SPRINGS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYROBACULUM; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SULFUR; WYOMING;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ARCHAEA; CRENARCHAEOTA; DESULFUROCOCCALES; THERMOPROTEALES;

EID: 84870900427     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12015     Document Type: Article

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