Diversity of Betaproteobacteria revealed by novel primers suggests their role in arsenic cycling

High arsenic concentration in groundwater is a severe environmental problem affecting human health, particularly in countries of South and South-East Asia. The Bengal Delta Plain (BDP) distributed within India and Bangladesh is a major arsenic-affected region where groundwater is the primary source...

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Main Authors: Anirban Chakraborty, Chanchal K. DasGupta, Punyasloke Bhadury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019367489