The impact of sludge amendment on methanogen community structure in an upland soil

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-162

  Sheppard, S K ^a   McCarthy, A J ^b   Loughnane, J P ^b   Gray, N D ^c   Head, I M ^c   Lloyd, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methanogens; Microbial diversity; Molecular ecology; Sewage sludge; Soil

Indexed keywords

METHANOBACTERIALES;

EID: 12344271962     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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