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Phospholipids fatty
acids (PLFA) are essentially the “skin” of the
microbe (microbial membrane) and provide a quantitative tool for
assessing microbial responses to their environment.
PLFA analysis provides a
broad based description of the entire microbial community with
information obtained about viable biomass concentrations, community
composition, and metabolic status. | Click
for details on how the
analysis is performed
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Applications of
PLFA analysis in environmental remediation include:
• Determing if biomass
concentration are sufficient for bioremediation.
• Monitoring the effect of electron donor additions on
community composition.
• Microbial biomass response to amendments (oxygen, methane,
HRC, sodium lactate, etc).
• Monitoring changes in aerobic/anaerobic site conditions.
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