Archaea diversity in Brazilian aquatic ecosystems

Archaea: Structure, Habitats and Ecological Significance

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 95-120

  Saia, Flávia Talarico ^a   Araujo, Ana Carolina ^a   Nakayama, Cristina Rossi ^a   Graças, Diego Assis Das ^b   Chaparro, Juliana Perez ^b   Andreote, Fernando ^a   Taketani, Rodrigo ^c   Piza, Fernanda ^d   Silva, Artur ^b   Pellizari, Vivian Helena ^a   Soares, Itamar ^c   Manfio, Gilson ^e   Vazoller, Rosana Filomena ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d Instituto Vita Nova   (Brazil)

^e NATURA INOVAÇÃO E TECNOLOGIA DE PRODUTOS LTDA   (Brazil)

^f Samuel Murgel Branco Institute   (Brazil)

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