Broad-scale approaches to the determination of soil microbial community structure: Application of the community DNA hybridization technique

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-280

  Griffiths, B S ^a   Ritz, K ^a   Glover, L A ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0029662912     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00171571     Document Type: Article

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