Distribution of microbial physiologic types in an aquifer contaminated by crude oil

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-275

  Bekins, B A ^a   Godsy, E M ^a   Warren, E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CROSS SECTION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; PETROLEUM;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CRUDE OIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033036512     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900149     Document Type: Article

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