Microbial community indigenous to the earthworm Eisenia foetida

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 187-190

  Toyota, Koki ^a   Kimura, Makoto ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Bacteria diversity; Eisenia foetida; Farmyard manure; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

COLONY FORMING UNIT; EISENIA FOETIDA; MANURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

EARTHWORM; MANURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WORM CAST;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0034131203     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050644     Document Type: Article

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