Anaerobic oxalate consumption by microorganisms in forest soils

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-309

  Daniel, Steven L ^a,b   Pilsl, Christine ^b   Drake, Harold L ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetate formation; Anaerobes; Carbon cycling; Forest soils; Organic acids; Oxalate consumption

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; NITRATE; OXALIC ACID; SULFATE; VANILLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANISM;

ACETATES; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; CARBON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXALATES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FAGUS;

EID: 33947609551     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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