Chemoorganotrophic bacteria isolated from biodeteriorated surfaces in cave and catacombs

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-136

  de Leo, Filomena ^a   Iero, Agnese ^a   Zammit, Gabrielle ^b   Urzì, Clara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequencing; Biofilm; Catacombs; Caves; Chemoorganotrophic bacteria; Clustering

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CAVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84930476779     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.41.2.1     Document Type: Article

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