Assessing the dynamic of microbial communities during leaf decomposition in a low-order stream by microscopic and molecular techniques

Microbiological Research

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 351-362

  Duarte, Sofia ^a   Pascoal, Cláudia ^a   Alves, Artur ^b   Correia, António ^b   Cássio, Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Diversity; Fungi; Leaf decomposition; Streams

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL TAXA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIVERSITY; FUNGAL BIOMASS; GLUTINOSA; LEAF LITTER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OPERATIONAL TAXONOMIC UNITS; ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSITION; RAPID DECOMPOSITION; SIMILAR NUMBERS;

BACTERIA; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGI; GELS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROKINESIS; FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SPORE; STREAM;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; OTUS;

ALDER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PLANT LEAF; RIVER;

ALNUS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; MICROSCOPY; PLANT LEAVES; RIVERS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77954677104     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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