Metagenome sequence analysis of filamentous microbial communities obtained from geochemically distinct geothermal channels reveals specialization of three aquificales lineages

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Takacs Vesbach, Cristina ^a   Inskeep, William P ^b   Jay, Zackary J ^b   Herrgard, Markus J ^c   Rusch, Douglas B ^d   Tringe, Susannah G ^e   Kozubal, Mark A ^b   Hamamura, Natsuko ^f   Macur, Richard E ^b   Fouke, Bruce W ^g   Reysenbach, Anna Louise ^h   McDermott, Timothy R ^b   Jennings, Ryan de M ^b   Hengartner, Nicolas W ⁱ   Xie, Gary ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chalmers University of Technology   (Denmark)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^h PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic processes; Functional genomics; Phylogeny; Sulfide oxidation; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CYTOCHROME; FERREDOXIN; FLAVOPROTEIN; HYDROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE; OXYGEN; SULFUR;

AQUIFICALES; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGENOBACULUM; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SULFURIHYDROGENIBIUM; TAXONOMY; THERMOCRINIS;

AQUIFICACEAE; AQUIFICALES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYDROGENOBACULUM; HYDROGENOTHERMACEAE; SULFURIHYDROGENIBIUM; THERMOCRINIS;

EID: 84884230385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00084     Document Type: Article

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