A novel method for sampling bacteria on plant root and soil surfaces at the microhabitat scale

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-18

  Dennis, Paul G ^a,b,c   Miller, Anthony J ^a   Clark, Ian M ^a   Taylor, Richard G ^c   Valsami Jones, Eugenia ^b   Hirsch, Penny R ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Micro sampling; Microhabitat; Rhizosphere bacteria; Soil bacteria

Indexed keywords

TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; MICROHABITAT; MICROMANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIODIVERSITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MICROSCOPY; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 48749124898     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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