Laccases: Toward disentangling their diversity and functions in relation to soil organic matter cycling

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-225

  Theuerl, Susanne ^a   Buscot, François ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Changing environment; Decomposition of organic matter; Laccases; Molecular biological techniques; Soil microorganisms; Spatio temporal diversity and expression pattern

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT RESIDUE; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

FUNGI;

EID: 77952672831     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0440-5     Document Type: Review

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