The distribution of microbial communities in anaerobic and aerobic zones of a shallow coastal plain aquifer

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-386

  Franklin, R B ^a   Taylor, D R ^a   Mills, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUIFER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GROUND WATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEASONALITY; UNITED STATES;

AQUIFER; COASTAL PLAIN; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0342368868     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900179     Document Type: Article

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