Methods for assessing the composition and diversity of soil microbial communities

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-36

  Hill, G T ^a   Mitkowski, N A ^a   Aldrich Wolfe, L ^a   Emele, L R ^a   Jurkonie, D D ^a   Ficke, A ^a   Maldonado Ramirez, S ^a   Lynch, S T ^a   Nelson, E B ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community level physiological profiles; FISH; Molecular microbial ecology; PLFA analysis; RDNA; Soil ecology; Soil health; Soil quality; SSU rRNA

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL RNA; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; SOIL;

EID: 0033858708     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(00)00069-X     Document Type: Article

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