A novel method for characterizing the microscale 3D spatial distribution of bacteria in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1537-1546

  Dechesne, A ^a   Pallud, C ^b   Debouzie, D ^c   Flandrois, J P ^c   Vogel, T M ^a   Gaudet, J P ^b   Grundmann, G L ^a  

^a University of Lyon   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

2,4 D degraders; Bacteria; Microscale; NH4+; Oxidizers; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; ECOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MICROHABITATS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0242575008     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00243-8     Document Type: Article

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