Microbial life in deep granitic rock

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 399-414

  Pedersen, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Aspo Hard Rock Laboratory; Deep biosphere; Granite; Microorganism

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; GEOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; ROCK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOMICROBIUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANOMICROBIUM; OXY; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; SHEWANELLA;

EID: 0030875389     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(97)00022-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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