Effect of 2,4-dinitrotoluene on the anaerobic bacterial community in marine sediment

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1799-1808

  Yang, H ^a,b   Zhao, J S ^a   Hawari, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,4 dinitrotoluene; Anaerobic; Bacterial community; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Impact; Marine sediment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MARINE POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

2,4-DINITROTOLUENE; ANAEROBICS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL POPULATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DINITROTOLUENES; IMPACT; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PROTEOBACTERIA; SHEWANELLA;

SEDIMENTS;

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; AMINE; CARBON 14; DNA 16S; LACTIC ACID; RNA 16S;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DESULFOVIBRIO; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; ISOTOPE LABELING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT; SHEWANELLA; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CANADA; HALIFAX HARBOR; NOVA SCOTIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOFRIGUS FRAGILE; DESULFOVIBRIO SP.; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA SEDIMINIS;

EID: 72849106868     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04366.x     Document Type: Article

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