The Microbial Basis of Life at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents
Holger Jannasch 1989 ASM News v55 n8 p413-416

This article discusses the sampling and in situ experiments carried out by ALVIN at various hydrothermal vent sites as well as the microbes associated with these sites. Major topics are black smokers and chemosynthetic symbiosis. The article features an interview with the author, Holger Jannasch.

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Subject: Education:Assessment, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Journal Article
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)Keywords: aerobic oxidation, chemolithotroph, sulfur oxidzing bacteria, Beggiatoa, Methanococcus, Desulfurococcus, Thermococcus, Archeoglobus, Pyrodictium, Thermotoga