Urease activity of microbial biomass in soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-211

  Klose, Susanne ^a   Tabatabai, M A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BUFFER; CHLOROFORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PH; SOIL; TOLUENE; UREASE;

CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS;

EID: 0033057558     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00090-X     Document Type: Article

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