Response of indigenous heterotrophic groundwater bacteria to low organic substrate availability

Groundwater is one of the least studied environments, yet many people rely on groundwater for their sole drinking water supply. Little is known about the indigenous microflora, but it is believed to be similar to oceanic planktobacteria due to the low nutrient concentrations occurring in both ecosys...

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Main Author: King, Laura Kathryn
Other Authors: Microbiology
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34763
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08252008-162830/