microbial community of a saline mud volcano at san biagio-belpasso, mt. etna (italy). | in san biagio of belpasso, approximately 20 km south of mt. etna, in the area of contact between volcanic and sedimentary formations, a number of small (3- 60 cm in diameter) active mud eruptions discharge co2-rich gases, mud and nacl brines. they can be described as mini-volcanoes owing to their typical conic shapes and continuously bubbling peak craters. samples were collected from the active peak craters at a depth of 20 cm and dna was immediately extracted and amplified with universal 16s rr ... | 2002 | 12030850 |