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Impact of copper on the abundance and diversity of sulfate-reducing prokaryotes in two chilean marine sediments.
Marine pollution bulletin - 1 Oct 2012
Besaury Ludovic, Ouddane Baghdad, Pavissich Juan Pablo, Dubrulle-Brunaud Carole, González Bernardo, Quillet Laurent
Abstract excerpt
We studied the abundance and diversity of the sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRPs) in two 30-cm marine chilean sediment cores, one with a long-term exposure to copper-mining residues, the other being a non-exposed reference sediment. The abundance of SRPs was quantified by qPCR of the dissimilatory sulfite reductase gene β-subunit (dsrB) and showed that SRPs are sensitive to high copper concentrations, as the mean...
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