Microbial community analysis of Opalinus Clay drill core samples from the Mont Terri Underground Research Laboratory, Switzerland

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Stroes Gascoyne, S ^a   Schippers, A ^b   Schwyn, B ^c   Poulain, S ^d,e   Sergeant, C ^d,e   Simonoff, M ^d,e   Le Marrec, C ^f   Altmann, S ^g   Nagaoka, T ^h   Mauclaire, L ^h   McKenzie, J ^h   Daumas, S ⁱ   Vinsot, A ^e   Beaucaire, C ^j,k   Matray, J M ^j  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e ANDRA   (France)

^f ISTAB   (France)

^g CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^h GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

ⁱ Centrale Marseille   (France)

^j INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^k CEA SACLAY   (France)

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Author keywords

AODC; CARD FISH; DGGE; Opalinus clay; PCR; Phospholipids

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HOST ROCK; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHOLIPID; WASTE FACILITY; WATER CONTENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33847376389     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450601134275     Document Type: Article

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