Carbon source utilization profiles for microbial communities from hydrologically distinct zones in a basalt aquifer

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 240-251

  Colwell, F S ^a   Lehman, R M ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; HYDROLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

USA, IDAHO, SNAKE RIVER PLAIN;

EID: 0030613417     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900027     Document Type: Article

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