Molecular characterization of microbial communities in bioaerosols of a coal mine by 454 pyrosequencing and real-time PCR

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages 241-251

  Wei, Min ^a   Yu, Zhisheng ^a   Zhang, Hongxun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Coal mine; Methanotrophs; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; FUNGI; METHANE; MINERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOAEROSOLS; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; METHANOTROPHS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; OPERATIONAL TAXONOMIC UNITS; PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS;

COAL MINES;

AEROSOL; COAL MINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME;

ACINETOBACTER SCHINDLERI; AEROMONAS; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS PENICILLIOIDES; CAVERNICOLA; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; CRENARCHAEOTA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM; PROTEOBACTERIA;

AEROSOL; COAL; RNA 16S; RNA 18S;

AEROSOL; ANALYSIS; ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROFLORA; MINING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROSOLS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CHINA; COAL; FUNGI; MICROBIOTA; MINING; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84926524960     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.07.035     Document Type: Article

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