Microscale and molecular assessment of impacts of nickel, nutrients, and oxygen level on structure and function of river biofilm communities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 4326-4339

  Lawrence, J R ^a   Chenier, M R ^b   Roy, R ^c   Beaumier, D ^b   Fortin, N ^b   Swerhone, G D W ^a   Neu, T R ^d   Greer, C W ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; DISSOLUTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NICKEL; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SOILS;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MOLECULAR ASSESSMENT;

BIOFILMS;

CARBON; GLYCOCONJUGATE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LECTIN; NICKEL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RIBOSOME DNA; RIVER WATER; SULFATE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CARBON UTILIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DENITRIFICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAL BINDING; MINERALIZATION; NIRS GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLATE COUNT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REACTOR; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; ROTATION; SOIL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BIOFILMS; CARBON; DNA, BACTERIAL; NICKEL; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 3242781033     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4326-4339.2004     Document Type: Article

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