Microbial characteristics of a submerged karst cave system in Northern Florida

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 719-731

  Moss, Joseph A ^a   Nocker, Andreas ^a   Snyder, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Karst cave; Microbe

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CAVE SYSTEM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DNA; KARST HYDROLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; WATER FLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; WAKULLA COUNTY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA;

EID: 80053470016     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2010.517235     Document Type: Article

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