Relationship between dsDNA, chloroform labile C and ergosterol in soils of different organic matter contents and pH

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 879-882

  Marstorp, Håkan ^a   Guan, Xin ^a   Gong, Ping ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA; Ergosterol; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ERGOSTEROL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SWEDEN;

ERGOSTEROL; FUMIGATION; PH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; VIRUS;

EID: 0034044988     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00210-2     Document Type: Article

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