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Bacterial Biodiversity in Soil with an Emphasis on Chemically-Contaminated Soils

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Microorganisms isolated from soil are sources of known and new microorganisms and genetic material. This review examines general principles of soil bacterial biodiversity, limitations in sampling soils, and examples of bacterial diversity in chemically-contaminated soils. Both conventional and molecular methods used to assess microbial biodiversity in soils will be addressed as well as selected examples of the effects of organic and inorganic pollutants on soil microbial diversity.

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Trevors, J.T. Bacterial Biodiversity in Soil with an Emphasis on Chemically-Contaminated Soils. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 101, 45–67 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004953404594

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