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Resolution of Natural Microbial Community Dynamics by Community Fingerprinting, Flow Cytometry, and Trend Interpretation Analysis

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Acknowledgments

This work is integrated in the internal research and development program of the UFZ as well as the SAFIRA project (Remediation research in regionally contaminated aquifers) and the CITE program (Chemicals in the environment). We acknowledge Annett Ohlendorf and Christine Süring for assistance in development of the cell detachment procedure, Werner Kletzander for assistance with the field work, Ute Lohse for technical assistance with the molecular biological analysis and Helga Engewald for technical assistance in the flow cytometric laboratory. We are grateful to Kenneth Wasmund for proofreading and Lorenz Adrian for discussing our manuscript.

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    Petra Bombach

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    Thomas Hübschmann, Ingo Fetzer, Sabine Kleinsteuber, Hauke Harms & Susann Müller

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    Roland Geyer

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Bombach, P. et al. (2010). Resolution of Natural Microbial Community Dynamics by Community Fingerprinting, Flow Cytometry, and Trend Interpretation Analysis. In: Müller, S., Bley, T. (eds) High Resolution Microbial Single Cell Analytics. Advances in Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology, vol 124. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2010_82

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