Effects of imposed salinity gradients on dissimilatory arsenate reduction, sulfate reduction, and other microbial processes in sediments from two California soda lakes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5130-5137

  Kulp, T R ^a   Han, S ^b   Saltikov, C W ^c   Lanoil, B D ^b   Zargar, K ^c   Oremland, R S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILUTE CONDITIONS; RISING LAKE LEVEL; SULFATE REDUCTION;

ARSENIC; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; METHANOGENS; RNA;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; RNA 16S; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE;

ADAPTATION; ARSENATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REDUCTION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SATURATION; SLURRY; SULFATE;

ARRA GENE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; GENE; HALOPHILE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; METHANOGENESIS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SALINITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SODA LAKE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFATION; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENATES; ARSENITES; BACTERIA; CALIFORNIA; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; MONO LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; SEARLES LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548265131     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00771-07     Document Type: Article

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