Characterization of bacterial communities in heavy metal contaminated soils

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 593-603

  Roane, T M ^a,b   Kellogg, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Heavy metal; Lead; Remediation; Soil bacteria; Stress

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029660163     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-080     Document Type: Article

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