Keywords
ArchaeaBiogeochemical cycleBiologyBiofilmEcologyHabitatGeomicrobiologyAbundance (ecology)Microbial population biologyBacteriaEarth scienceMicrobial ecologyGeologyPaleontologyEnvironmental biotechnology
MeSH Terms
ArchaeaBacteriaBiofilmsEarthPlanetEcosystemGeologic SedimentsPhylogeny
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- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 247-260
- Citations
- 1555
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Hans‐Curt Flemming,
Stefan Wuertz
(2019).
Bacteria and archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms.
Nature Reviews Microbiology
, 17
(4)
, 247-260.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0158-9
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- DOI
- 10.1038/s41579-019-0158-9
- PMID
- 30760902