Enrichment of Geobacter species in response to stimulation of Fe(III) reduction in sandy aquifer sediments

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-167

  Snoeyenbos West, O L ^a   Nevin, K P ^a   Anderson, R T ^a   Lovley, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIAL DNA; BENZOIC ACID; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GEOBACTER; IMMOBILIZATION; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION; POLLUTED SOIL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REDUCTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SEDIMENT; SHEWANELLA;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; IRON; REDUCTION;

GEOBACTER; GEOTHRIX;

EID: 0034042288     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002480000018     Document Type: Article

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