Determination of a relationship between chitinase activity and microbial diversity in chitin amended compost

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4355-4359

  Poulsen, Pernille H B ^a   Møller, Jacob ^a   Magid, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chitinase activity; Compost; DGGE; Microbial diversity

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; COMPOSTING; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS;

CHITINASE ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

CHITIN; CHITINASE;

CHITIN; COMPOSTING; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

BACTERIUM; CHITIN; COMPOST; DNA; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; COMPOST; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHITIN; CHITINASE; DNA; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGI; NITROGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 40749134563     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.08.042     Document Type: Article

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