Do physical properties of soil affect chloroform efficiency in lysing microbial biomass?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1135-1142

  Badalucco, L ^a   De Cesare, F ^a   Grego, S ^a   Landi, L ^b   Nannipieri, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROFORM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031193329     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00307-0     Document Type: Article

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