Metagenomics of extreme environments

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 97-102

  Cowan, D A ^a   Ramond, J B ^a   Makhalanyane, T P ^a   De Maayer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ACIDOPHILE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; COLD; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PSYCHROPHILE; REVIEW; SPECIES HABITAT; THERMOPHILE; ARCHAEON; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA;

EID: 84931282133     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.05.005     Document Type: Review

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