Application of meta-transcriptomics and -proteomics to analysis of in situ physiological state

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Konopka, Allan ^a   Wilkins, Michael J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine habitats; Physiological indicators; Subsurface sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875495810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00184     Document Type: Review

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