Bacterial diversity at different depths in lead-zinc mine tailings as revealed by 16S rRNA gene libraries

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 479-484

  Zhang, Han Bo ^a   Shi, Wen ^a   Yang, Ming Xia ^a   Sha, Tao ^a   Zhao, Zhi Wei ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene library; Bacterial diversity; Depth; Lead zinc mine tailings

Indexed keywords

LEAD; RNA 16S; ZINC;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROFLEXI; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MINING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROFLEXI; LEAD; MINING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; VARIATION (GENETICS); ZINC;

ACIDOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GEMMATIMONADETES; NITROSPIRA; OTUS; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 37549060712     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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