The factors controlling microbial distribution and activity in the shallow subsurface

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-261

  Musslewhite, Chris L ^a   McInerney, Michael J ^a   Dong, Hailiang ^b   Onstott, T C ^c   Green Blum, Maria ^c   Swift, Don ^d   MacNaughton, Sarah ^e   White, D C ^f   Murray, Chris ^g   Chien, Yi Ju ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^g PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Grain size; Microbial activity; Moisture; Scale; Subsurface; Vadose; Variation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIOREMEDIATION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; VADOSE ZONE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0042074581     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450303877     Document Type: Article

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