Changes in soil microbial community structure in the presence of microbial-feeding nematodes and protozoa

Pedobiologia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-304

  Griffiths, Bryan S ^a   Bonkowski, Michael ^b   Dobson, Gary ^a   Caul, Sandra ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Gram positive bacteria; Grazing; Microbial community structure; Nematodes; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; SOIL;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRAZING PRESSURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL FAUNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOLIUM; NEMATODA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032702142     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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