title: Microbial diversity of septic tank effluent and a soil biomat.
abstract: Microbial diversity of septic tank effluent (STE) and the biomat that is formed as a result of STE infiltration on soil were characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Results indicate that microbial communities are different within control soil, STE, and the biomat and that microbes found in STE are not found in the biomat. The development of a stable soil biomat appears to provide the best on-site water treatment or protection for subsequent groundwater interactions of STE.
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomaras
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sahl
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Siegrist
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Spear
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D044822:Biodiversity; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S