The use of phospholipid fatty acid analysis to measure impact of acid rock drainage on microbial communities in sediments

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 300-315

  Ben David, E A ^a   Holden, P J ^b   Stone, D J M ^b   Harch, B D ^c   Foster, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FRESH WATER; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; MINING; PH; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINING; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ADELAIDE HILLS; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 13844301901     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-003-1045-4     Document Type: Article

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