Autoclaving kills soil microbes yet soil enzymes remain active

Pedobiologia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-299

  Carter, David O ^a   Yellowlees, David ^a   Tibbett, Mark ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass carbon; Phosphodiesterase; Phosphorus; Protease; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; KAOLINITE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 34548634403     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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