The use of phospholipid fatty acid analysis to estimate bacterial and fungal biomass in soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 59-65

  Frostegard A ^a   Baath E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial biomass; Ergosterol; Fungal biomass; Microscopical counts; Phospholipid fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE; FUNGI; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; SOIL;

EID: 0029663947     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050076     Document Type: Article

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