Microbial biofilms control biogeochemical processes and solute fluxes in groundwater, yet respective studies are scarce. The importance of biofilms in ground- and drinking water systems was addressed in this thesis, by investigating attached microbiota on reactive mineral surfaces in an oligotrophic pristine aquifer, massive lithotrophic biofilms formed in a unique iodine spring cavern, as well as attached microbes in active drinking water wells. A comprehensive discussion of subsurface biofilm ecology is provided.
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Microbial biofilms control biogeochemical processes and solute fluxes in groundwater, yet respective studies are scarce. The importance of biofilms in ground- and drinking water systems was addressed in this thesis, by investigating attached microbiota on reactive mineral surfaces in an oligotrophic pristine aquifer, massive lithotrophic biofilms formed in a unique iodine spring cavern, as well as attached microbes in active drinking water wells. A comprehensive discussion of subsurface biofilm...
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