Comparative molecular analysis of chemolithoautotrophic bacterial diversity and community structure from coastal saline soils, Gujarat, India

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Soils harbour high diversity of obligate as well as facultative chemolithoautotrophic bacteria that contribute significantly to CO<sub>2</sub> dynamics in soil. In this study, we used culture dependent and independent met...

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Main Authors: Yousuf Basit, Sanadhya Payal, Keshri Jitendra, Jha Bhavanath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/150