Comparison of factors limiting bacterial growth in different soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2485-2495

  Demoling, Fredrik ^a   Figueroa, Daniela ^a   Bååth, Erland ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon; Growth limitation; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Soil; Thymidine incorporation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH RATES; GROWTH LIMITATION; THYMIDINE INCORPORATION;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; CARBON; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34447523574     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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