Determination of in situ bacterial growth rates in aquifers and aquifer sediments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3798-3808

  Maillouxl, Brian J ^a,c,d   Fuller, Mark E ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Shaw Group Inc   (United States)

^c Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

^d Apt 2NS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; FLUORESCENCE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROORGANISMS;

BACTERIAL GROWTH RATE;

AQUIFERS;

5 CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE SUCCINIMIDYL ESTER; 6 CARBOXYFLUROESCEIN DIACETATE SUCCINIMIDYL ESTER; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; GROUND WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFER; BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; MICROCOSM;

ACIDOVORAX; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; COMAMONAS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PREDATION; SEDIMENT;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA; CELL DIVISION; COMAMONAS; ECOSYSTEM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SUCCINIMIDES;

ACIDOVORAX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS; COMAMONAS SP.; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037817377     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.3798-3808.2003     Document Type: Article

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