Cyanobacterial diversity in extreme environments in Baja California, Mexico: A polyphasic study

International Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 227-236

  Lopez Cortes A ^a,c   Garcia Pichel, F ^b   Nubel U ^c   Vazquez Juarez R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baja california; Cyanobacteria; Diversity; Extreme environments; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; FRESH WATER; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEA;

ANIMALS; CYANOBACTERIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FRESH WATER; MEXICO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 85047683152     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10123-001-0042-z     Document Type: Article

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