Comparison of substrate utilization assay and fatty acid analysis of soil microbial communities

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-11

  Buyer, Jeffrey S ^a   Drinkwater, Laurie E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Rodale Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Biolog; Fatty acid; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0030924131     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00038-9     Document Type: Article

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