Long-term stability of mercury-reducing microbial biofilm communities analyzed by 16S-23S rDNA interspacer region polymorphism

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 624-634

  Canstein, H F ^a   Li, Y ^a   Felske, A ^a   Wagner Dobler I ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0035671792     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-001-0028-6     Document Type: Article

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