Development of a physiological approach to measuring the catabolic diversity of soil microbial communities

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1309-1320

  Degens, B P ^a   Harris, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATABOLIC DIVERSITY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH; SOIL; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0031239470     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00076-X     Document Type: Article

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