Diversity of total, nitrogen-fixing and denitrifying bacteria in an acid forest soil

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 883-894

  Rosch C ^a   Bothe, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; BACTERIUM; DATA SET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; GENE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RNA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEST;

ACIDOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 73149085714     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01167.x     Document Type: Article

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