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An integrated study reveals diverse methanogens, Thaumarchaeota, and yet-uncultivated archaeal lineages in Armenian hot springs.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Jul 2013
Hedlund Brian P, Dodsworth Jeremy A, Cole Jessica K, Panosyan Hovik H
Abstract excerpt
Culture-independent and enrichment techniques, with an emphasis on members of the Archaea, were used to determine the composition and structure of microbial communities inhabiting microbial mats in the source pools of two geothermal springs near the towns of Arzakan and Jermuk in Armenia. Amplification of small-subunit rRNA genes using "universal" primers followed by pyrosequencing (pyrotags) revealed highly...
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