Potential for quantifying expression of the Geobacteraceae citrate synthase gene to assess the activity of Geobacteraceae in the subsurface and on current-harvesting electrodes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 6870-6877

  Holmes, Dawn E ^a   Nevin, Kelly P ^a   O'Neil, Regina A ^a   Ward, Joy E ^a   Adams, Lome A ^a   Woodard, Trevor L ^a   Vrionis, Helen A ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLISM; RNA; URANIUM;

ACETATE LEVELS; FRESHWATER SEDIMENTS; GEOBACTERACEAE CITRATE SYNTHASE;

BACTERIA;

ACETIC ACID; CALCIUM ACETATE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; FERRIC ION; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; MESSENGER RNA; RUNOFF; URANIUM;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMOSTAT; CURRENT HARVESTING ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOBACTERACEAE; GLTA GENE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROC GENE; RECA GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RPOD GENE; SEDIMENT;

ACETATES; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTRODES; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FRESH WATER; GEOBACTER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PETROLEUM; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GEOBACTERACEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 32044456428     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.11.6870-6877.2005     Document Type: Article

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