Microbiological comparison of core and groundwater samples collected from a fractured basalt aquifer with that of dialysis chambers incubated in Situ

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-182

  Lehman, R Michael ^a   O'Connell, Sean P ^a   Banta, Amy ^b   Fredrickson, James K ^c   Reysenbach, Annauise ^b   Kieft, Thomas L ^d   Colwell, Frederick S ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Attached; Free living; Groundwater; Microbiology; Subsurface; TCE

Indexed keywords

BASALT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

SERPENTES;

EID: 1842685768     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450490275848     Document Type: Article

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