Diversity of microbial community in acid mine drainage in ancient mine area

Zhongnan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 414-420

  Liu, Xin Xing ^a   Huo, Qiang ^a   Liu, Xue Duan ^a   Qiu, Guan Zhou ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Ancient mine; Biogeochemistry; Diversity; Microbial community; Restriction fragment length polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLONING; COPPER MINES; DRAINAGE; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANCIENT MINE; DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 34547287544     PISSN: 16727207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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