Seasonal changes in ribosomal RNA of sulfate-reducing bacteria and sulfate reducing activity in a freshwater lake sediment

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-39

  Li, Jian Hua ^a   Purdy, Kevin J ^b   Takii, Susumu ^a   Hayashi, Hidetake ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Freshwater lake; Oligonucleotide probe; Population dynamics; Sulfate reduction rate; Sulfate reducing bacterium

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAKE; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

JAPAN;

DESULFOBACTERIUM; DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFOVIBRIO;

EID: 0032896139     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00089-0     Document Type: Article

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