Isolation of Geobacter species from diverse sedimentary environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1531-1536

  Coaxes, John D ^a   Phillips, Elizabeth J P ^a   Lonergan, Debra J ^b,c   Jenter, Harry ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FERRIC ION; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT;

AQUATIC DEPOSIT; AQUIFER; GEOBACTER; HYDROCARBON; IRON III; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REDUCTION;

EID: 0029668016     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.5.1531-1536.1996     Document Type: Article

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