Soil microbial community responses to altered lignin biosynthesis in Populus tremuloides vary among three distinct soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 294, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 185-201

  Bradley, Kate L ^a   Hancock, Jessica E ^a,b   Giardina, Christian P ^b   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular enzymes; Fungi; Microbial community; NLFA; PLFA; Transgenic aspen

Indexed keywords

CLAY LOAM; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHOLIPID; SANDY LOAM; SILT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

FUNGI; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 34249065268     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9246-0     Document Type: Article

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