Long-term exposure to elevated zinc concentrations induced structural changes and zinc tolerance of the nitrifying community in soil

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2170-2178

  Mertens, Jelle ^a   Springael, Dirk ^a   De Troyer, Inne ^a   Cheyns, Karlien ^a   Wattiau, Pierre ^b   Smolders, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; RNA 16S; ZINC;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG TOLERANCE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG TOLERANCE; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 33750919757     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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