Changes in functional abilities of the microbial community during composting of manure

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-87

  Insam, H ^a   Amor, K ^a   Renner, M ^a   Crepaz, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Forsch Inst F Alpenlandische L   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOG GN MICROTITER PLATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPOSTING; MANURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

EID: 0029668191     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00175077     Document Type: Article

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