Adenylate energy charge and ATP-to-microbial biomass C ratio in soils differing in the intensity of disturbance

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1161-1164

  Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a   Raubuch, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenylate energy charge; Adenylates; ATP; Microbial biomass C

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BIOMASS; SOILS;

SOIL DISTURBANCES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

SOIL MICROORGANISM;

SPATULA;

EID: 0041903761     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00150-0     Document Type: Article

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