Molecular Characterization of Prokaryotic Communities Associated with Lonar Crater Basalts

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 519-528

  Antony, Chakkiath Paul ^a,b   Shimpi, Gaurav G ^a,c   Cockell, Charles S ^d   Patole, Milind S ^a   Shouche, Yogesh S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; basalts; DGGE; Lonar crater; prokaryotic diversity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRATER; DECCAN TRAPS; ELECTROKINESIS; FLOOD BASALT; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PROKARYOTE; RNA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIA; LONAR CRATER; MAHARASHTRA;

EID: 84902649294     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2013.849314     Document Type: Article

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