Microbial habitat connectivity across spatial scales and hydrothermal temperature gradients at Guaymas Basin

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Meyer, Stefanie ^a   Wegener, Gunter ^a,b,c   Lloyd, Karen G ^d   Teske, Andreas ^e   Boetius, Antje ^a,b   Ramette, Alban ^a,b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arisa; Bacterial diversity; Guaymas Basin; Microbial habitat connectivity

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; HYDROCARBON; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BEGGIATOA; CELL COUNTING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL HABITAT; MICROBIAL MAT; NONHUMAN; RIFTIA TUBEWORM; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; WORM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OTUS;

EID: 84885341422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00207     Document Type: Article

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