Characterization of the bacterial communities on recent Icelandic volcanic deposits of different ages

• Main Authors: Byloos, Bo, Monsieurs, Pieter, Mysara, Mohamed, Leys, Natalie, Boon, Nico, Houdt, Rob Van
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2018
• Subjects: Microbiology; FOS Biological sciences; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; Cancer; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS Chemical sciences; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4243013.v1; https://figshare.com/collections/Characterization_of_the_bacterial_communities_on_recent_Icelandic_volcanic_deposits_of_different_ages/4243013/1

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