SERGEANT , C.

Shortly after the Chernobyl accident in 1986, vegetation, contaminated soil and other radioactive debris were buried in situ in trenches. The aims of this work are to analyse the structure of bacterial communities evolving in this environment since 20 years, and to evaluate the potential role of microorganisms in radionuclide migration in...

Following the Chernobyl accident in 1986, vegetation, contaminated soil and other radioactive debris were shortly buried in situ in trenches. The present work describes the analysis of the structure of the bacterial communities that have been evolving in this environment for more than 20 years. Comparison of the diversities found in soil...