Microbial studies of compost: Bacterial identification, and their potential for turfgrass pathogen suppression

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 661-671

  Boulter, Jeanine I ^a   Trevors, Jack T ^a   Boland, Greg J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biocontrol disease suppression; Compost; Diversity; Fungi pathogen; Grey snow mould; Phospholipid analysis; Pink snow mould; Plant microorganism; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GRAMINICOLA; KLEBSIELLA; MICRODOCHIUM NIVALE; NEGIBACTERIA; POACEAE; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM GRAMINICOLA; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA HOMOEOCARPA; SERRATIA; TYPHULA; TYPHULA ISHIKARIENSIS;

EID: 0036789578     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016827929432     Document Type: Article

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