Molecular analysis of microbial community structures in pristine and contaminated aquifers: Field and laboratory microcosm experiments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2143-2150

  Shi, Y ^a   Zwolinski, M D ^a   Schreiber, M E ^a   Bahr, J M ^a   Sewell, G W ^b   Hickey, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; TOLUENE;

AQUIFER; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032925880     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.5.2143-2150.1999     Document Type: Article

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