Mineral Microniches Control the Diversity of Subsurface Microbial Populations

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 246-261

  Jones, Aaron A ^a   Bennett, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

caves; community structure; microbe mineral interactions; pyrosequencing; sulfur oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CAVE SYSTEM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE;

EID: 84893228238     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2013.809174     Document Type: Article

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