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

Background: Basalt is the most common igneous rock on the Earth's surface covering. Basalt-associated microorganisms drive the cycling and sequestration of different elements such as nitrogen, carbon and other nutrients, which facilitate subsequent pioneer and plant development, impacting long-...

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Published in:BMC Microbiology
Main Authors: Byloos, Bo, Monsieurs, Pieter, Mysara, Mohamed, Leys, Natalie, Boon, Nico, Van Houdt, Rob
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biology and Life Sciences
Basalt
Lava
Krafla
Iceland
Chronosequence
16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing
Bacterial communities
FLOW-CYTOMETRY
MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
ROCK ALTERATION
BASALTIC GLASS
SEQUENCE DATA
DIVERSITY
RNA
SEA
LICHEN
SOIL
Online Access:https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8579076
http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8579076
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-018-1262-0
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8579076/file/8579077

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