Microbial community changes during the composting of municipal solid waste

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 78-85

  Herrmann, R F ^a   Shann, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID;

EID: 0030613099     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900010     Document Type: Article

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