Microbiological activities in moonmilk monitored using isothermal microcalorimetry (Cave of Vers Chez le Brandt, Neuchatel, Switzerland)

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-126

  Braissant, Olivier ^a   Bindschedler, Saskia ^b   Daniels, Alma U ^a   Verrecchia, Eric P ^b   Cailleau, Guillaume ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CAVE; GROWTH RATE; ISOTHERM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MONITORING; ORGANIC ACID; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

NEUCHATEL [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84865525864     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4311/2011JCKS0213     Document Type: Article

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