In situ gene expression and ecophysiology of thermophilic Cyanobacteria.
Jensen SI. 2010. In situ gene expression and ecophysiology of thermophilic Cyanobacteria.
Photosynthetic microbial mats in extreme light exposed environments, such as hypersaline lakes and hot springs, present ideal model systems for studying the ecology of microbial communities and the ecophysiology of particular types of microorganisms in their natural environment. Most microbial mats are dominated by prokaryotes and are characterized by the presence of steep gradients of physical and chemical variables that are closely coupled to the microbial activity and diel changes in e.g. light, temperature or salinity. -- First Paragraph, Summary.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Jensen, Sheila
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Cyanobacteria, Dissertation, Microbial Mats, Mushroom Spring, nitrogenase, nitrogen-fixing microorganisms, Thermophilic microorganisms