Anaerobic microflora of everglades sediments: Effects of nutrients on population profiles and activities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 486-493

  Drake, Harold L ^a   Aumen, Nicholas G ^b   Kuhner, Carla ^a   Wagner, Christine ^a   Grießhammer, Anja ^a   Schmittroth, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; RUNOFF; SULFATE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROFLORA; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ANAEROBE; MACROFLORA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEDIMENT; WETLAND SOIL;

USA, FLORIDA, EVERGLADES; USA, FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE;

EID: 0029668260     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.486-493.1996     Document Type: Article

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