Microbial diversity and activity along the forefields of two receding glaciers

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 397-407

  Sigler, W V ^a   Zeyer, J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIER RETREAT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

SWITZERLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BACTERIAL DNA; ICE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GEOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOIL;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGY; ICE; INDOLES; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0036561926     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-001-0045-5     Document Type: Article

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