Azoxystrobin and soil interactions: Degradation and impact on soil bacterial and fungal communities

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1777-1790

  Adetutu, E M ^a,b   Ball, A S ^a,b   Osborn, A M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14C; Azoxystrobin; Bacteria; DGGE; Fungi; PCR

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FUNGI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SOILS;

14C; AZOXYSTROBIN; DGGE; FUNGAL DIVERSITY; INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT; PCR; SOIL FUNGAL COMMUNITIES; SOIL FUNGI; SOIL INTERACTION; SOIL MICROCOSMS;

BACTERIA;

AZOXYSTROBIN; FUNGICIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; METABOLITE; MICROCOSM; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PERSISTENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DEGRADATION; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIGHT EXPOSURE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA FINGERPRINTING; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 56649105253     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03948.x     Document Type: Article

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