Dissimilatory sulphate reduction in hypersaline coastal pans: An integrated microbiological and geochemical study

Geobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 224-233

  Roychoudhury, A N ^a   Cowan, D ^b   Porter, D ^b   Valverde, A ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; SULFATE;

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA PRIMERS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SULFATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBACTERACEAE; DESULFOHALOBIACEAE;

EID: 84876104758     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12027     Document Type: Article

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