Effects of salinity and nutrients on microbial assemblages in Louisiana Wetland Sediments

Wetlands

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 277-287

  Jackson, Colin R ^a   Vallaire, Scarlett C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial community structure; Enzyme activity; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SALINE INTRUSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SWAMP;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CUPRESSUS; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; PLANCTOMYCETES;

EID: 77749296277     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/08-86.1     Document Type: Article

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