Isolation and physiology of bacteria from contaminated subsurface sediments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 7413-7419

  Bollmann, Annette ^a,b   Palumbo, Anthony V ^c   Lewis, Kim ^a   Epstein, Slava S ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCE; ACTINOBACTERIA; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FIELD RESEARCH CENTERS; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR METHODS; MOLECULAR SURVEYS; PETRI DISH; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DIFFUSION; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA; SEDIMENTOLOGY; URANIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITRATE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

OAK RIDGE RESERVATION; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

EID: 78649706964     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00376-10     Document Type: Article

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