Microbial communities associated with the oxidation of iron and technetium in bioreduced sediments

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 507-518

  Geissler, A ^a,c   Law, G T W ^b   Boothman, C ^a   Morris, K ^a   Burke, I T ^b   Livens, F R ^a   Lloyd, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; IRON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; RADIONUCLIDE; REDOX CONDITIONS; RNA; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TECHNETIUM;

BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; HERBASPIRILLUM; JANTHINOBACTERIUM;

EID: 79960794974     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2010.515287     Document Type: Article

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