Direct linking of microbial populations to specific biogeochemical processes by 13C-labelling of biomarkers

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6678, 1998, Pages 801-804

  Boschker, H T S ^a   Nold, S C ^a   Wellsbury, P ^b   Bos, D ^a   De Graaf, W ^a   Pel, R ^a   Parkes, R J ^b   Cappenberg, T E ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; METHANE OXIDATION; SEDIMENT; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

DESULFOBACTER; DESULFOTOMACULUM ACETOXIDANS;

EID: 0032560228     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/33900     Document Type: Article

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