Fungal and bacterial activity in Northern peatlands

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-320

  Winsborough, Carolyn ^a   Basiliko, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bog; Decomposition; Fen; Microbial; Peat

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BOG; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; EUKARYOTE; FEN; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEATLAND; PROKARYOTE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL RESPIRATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PROKARYOTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 77952897526     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450903424432     Document Type: Article

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