Observations pertaining to the origin and ecology of microorganisms recovered from the deep subsurface of taylorsville basin, Virginia

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-385

  Onstott, T C ^a   Phelps, T J ^b   Colwell, F S ^c   Ringelberg, D ^d,j   White, D C ^d   Boone, D R ^e   McKinley, J P ^f   Stevens, T O ^f   Long, P E ^f   Balkwill, D L ^g   Griffin, W T ^h   Kieft, T ⁱ  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

ⁱ NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

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Author keywords

Deep subsurface; Hydrocarbon reservoirs; Iron reduction; Phospholipid fatty acid; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IRON; REDUCTION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

TAYLORSVILLE BASIN; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032462770     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490459809378088     Document Type: Article

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