Molecular analysis of microbial community structures in pristine and contaminated aquifers: field and laboratory microcosm experiments

• Published in: Applied and environmental microbiology Vol. 65; no. 5
• Main Authors: Shi, Y, Zwolinski, M.D, Schreiber, M.E, Bahr, J.M, Sewell, G.W, Hickey, W.J
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PHYLOGENETICS

This study used phylogenetic probes in hybridization analysis to (i) determine in situ microbial community structures in regions of a shallow sand aquifer that were oxygen depleted and fuel contaminated (FC) or aerobic and noncontaminated (NC) and (ii) examine alterations in microbial community stru...