Comparison of methods to investigate microbial populations in soils under different agricultural management

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-137

  Lawlor, Kirsten ^a   Knight, Bruce P ^a   Barbosa Jefferson, Vera L ^a   Lane, Peter W ^a   Lilley, Andrew K ^b   Paton, Graeme I ^c   McGrath, Steve P ^a   O'Flaherty, Síle M ^a   Hirsch, Penny R ^a  

^a IACR Rothamsted Harpenden AL5 2JQ ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biolog(TM); Bioluminescence; Fatty acid methyl ester; Sewage sludge; Soil microbial population

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID ESTER;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0033844245     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(00)00053-2     Document Type: Article

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