Comparative evaluation of anaerobic bacterial communities associated with roots of submerged macrophytes growing in marine or brackish water sediments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-58

  Küsel, Kirsten ^a,b   Trinkwalter, Tanja ^a   Drake, Harold L ^a   Devereux, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridia; Iron reducing bacteria; Microbial communities; Sediments; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUATIC PLANT; BRACKISH WATER; CARBON CYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MACROPHYTE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ROOT; SEAGRASS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALODULE WRIGHTII; PROKARYOTA; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 33746920931     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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