FIFTEEN SHADES OF CLAY: DISTINCT MICROBIAL COMMUNITY PROFILES OBTAINED FROM BENTONITE SAMPLES BY CULTIVATION AND DIRECT NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION

Fifteen shades of clay: distinct microbial community profiles obtained from bentonite samples by cultivation and direct nucleic acid extraction

Abstract Characterizing the microbiology of swelling bentonite clays can help predict the long-term behaviour of deep geological repositories (DGRs), which are proposed as a solution for the management of used nuclear fuel worldwide.Such swelling clays represent an important component of several proposed engineered barrier system designs and, altho

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Pathomorphological features of calcinosis circumscripta in a dog

Abstract A 19-month-old male German shepherd 1101 dog was presented with a hindlimb footpad mass.The mass was excised and histopathology was performed.Grossly, the cut section of the mass had multiple wellcircumscribed nodules with a chalky appearance.Histopathologically, basophilic-stained calcium deposits of various sizes were distributed from de

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