The use of molecular techniques to characterize the microbial communities in contaminated soil and water

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-276

  Malik, Seidu ^a,b   Beer, Michael ^a,b   Megharaj, Mallavarapu ^a,b   Naidu, Ravi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Contaminated soil; Microbial communities; Microbial identification; Molecular techniques; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; WATER;

CONTAMINATED SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

DNA; FATTY ACID; NUCLEIC ACID;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACTION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE SAMPLE GENOME PROBING; REVIEW; RIBOSOMAL INTERGENIC SPACER ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 39149088927     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.09.001     Document Type: Review

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