Microorganisms associated with uranium bioremediation in a high-salinity subsurface sediment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3672-3675

  Nevin, Kelly P ^a   Finneran, Kevin T ^a,b   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; MICROORGANISMS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; URANIUM;

DISSIMILATORY METAL REDUCTION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

GROUND WATER; URANIUM;

AQUIFER; BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROORGANISM; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; URANIUM;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; DESULFOSPOROSINUS; GEOBACTERACEAE; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; REDUCTION; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

DESULFOSPOROSINUS; GEOBACTERACEAE; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0037640000     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3672-3675.2003     Document Type: Article

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