Fluorescence in situ hybridization (CARD-FISH) of microorganisms in hydrocarbon contaminated aquifer sediment samples

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 526-532

  Tischer, Karolin ^a   Zeder, Michael ^a,b,c   Klug, Rebecca ^a   Pernthaler, Jakob ^b   Schattenhofer, Martha ^a   Harms, Hauke ^a   Wendeberg, Annelie ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifer; CARD FISH; Hydrocarbon contamination

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

AQUIFER; ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATALYZED REPORTER DEPOSITION FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CELL SEPARATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; MICROWAVE OVEN; NONHUMAN; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; GERMANY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84870324404     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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