Transgenic Bt rice does not affect enzyme activities and microbial composition in the rhizosphere during crop development

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 475-486

  Liu, Wei ^a   Hao Lu, Hao ^a   Wu, Weixiang ^a   Kun Wei, Qi ^a   Xu Chen, Ying ^a   Thies, Janice E ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt rice; Cry1Ab; DGGE; Soil biological activities; Soil microbial community; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PEST CONTROL;

DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DGGE); SOIL BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TERMINAL-RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM (T-RFLP) ANALYSES; TRANSGENIC RICE;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RHIZOSPHERE; RICE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA;

EID: 36049051640     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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