Functional diversity of microbial communities in pristine aquifers inferred by PLFA- and sequencing-based approaches

Microorganisms in groundwater play an important role in aquifer biogeochemical cycles and water quality. However, the mechanisms linking the functional diversity of microbial populations and the groundwater physico-chemistry are still not well understood due to the complexity of interactions between...

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Main Authors: V. F. Schwab, M. Herrmann, V.-N. Roth, G. Gleixner, R. Lehmann, G. Pohnert, S. Trumbore, K. Küsel, K. U. Totsche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-05-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/14/2697/2017/bg-14-2697-2017.pdf