Effects of some terricolous lichens [Cladonia rangiformis Hoffm., Peltigera neckerii Hepp ex Müll. Arg., Peltigera rufescens (Weiss) Humb.] on soil bacteria in natural conditions

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 154-158

  Akpinar, Aysegul Ugur ^a   Ozturk, S ^a   Sinirtas, M ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lichens; Secondary metabolites; Soil bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADONIA RANGIFORMIS; PELTIGERA; PELTIGERA RUFESCENS;

EID: 67449131466     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1616-pse     Document Type: Article

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