Comparison of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) methods for characterizing microbial communities

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1659-1668

  Schutter, M E ^a   Dick, R P ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPANE; EXTRACTION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

CELL CULTURE; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SAPONIFICATION; SOILS;

CYCLOPROPANE; ESTER LINKED METHOD; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER METHODS; METHYL GROUPS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 0034281455     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.6451659x     Document Type: Article

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