Vertical distribution of ammonia-oxidizing crenarchaeota and methanogens in the epipelagic waters of Lake Kivu (Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Llirós, M.; Gich, F.; Plasencia, A.et al.
2010 • In Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76 (20), p. 6853-6863
Llirós, M.; Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
Gich, F.; Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
Plasencia, A.; Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
Auguet, J.-C.; Department of Continental Ecology, Group of Limnology, Centre D'Estudis Avançats de Blanes-CSIC, Accés Cala Sant Francesc 14, E-17300 Blanes, Spain
Darchambeau, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Unité d'Océanographie chimique (UOC)
Casamayor, E. O.; Department of Continental Ecology, Group of Limnology, Centre D'Estudis Avançats de Blanes-CSIC, Accés Cala Sant Francesc 14, E-17300 Blanes, Spain
Descy, Jean-Pierre ; Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology-URBO, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, University of Namur, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
Borrego, C.; Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
Language :
English
Title :
Vertical distribution of ammonia-oxidizing crenarchaeota and methanogens in the epipelagic waters of Lake Kivu (Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
ISSN :
0099-2240
eISSN :
1098-5336
Publisher :
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
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