Survival and activity of bacteria in a deep, aged lake sediment (Lake Constance)

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-77

  Rothfuss, F ^a   Bender, M ^a   Conrad, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; LAKE SEDIMENT; METHANOGENIC BACTERIA; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; VIABILITY;

GERMANY, LAKE CONSTANCE;

EID: 0030613082     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900009     Document Type: Article

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