Identification of Anaerobic Thermophilic Thermococcus Dominant in Enrichment Cultures from a Hydrothermal Vent Sediment of Tofua Arc
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Cha, In-Tae
(Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, So-Jeong (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University) Kim, Jong-Geol (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University) Park, Soo-Je (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University) Jung, Man-Young (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University) Ju, Se-Jong (Marine Biotechnology Research Center, KORDI) Kwon, Kae-Kyoung (Deep-sea and Marine Georesources Research Department, KORDI) Rhee, Sung-Keun (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University) |
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