Effects of Cd- and Zn-enriched sewage sludge on soil bacterial and fungal communities

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1255-1263

  Gomes, N C M ^a   Landi, L ^b   Smalla, K ^c   Nannipieri, P ^b   Brookes, P C ^d   Renella, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Fungi; Microbial communities; Proteobacteria; Sewage sludge; Soil; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; CADMIUM; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; GRASSLAND SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; ZINC;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; GRASSLAND; INCUBATION TIME; METAL TOLERANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; SLUDGE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TREATMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; CADMIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEWAGE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; ZINC;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 77956189219     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.07.027     Document Type: Article

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