Microbial mineralization of organic nitrogen forms in poultry litters

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1848-1857

  Rothrock Jr , Michael J ^a,c   Cook, Kimberly L ^a   Warren, Jason G ^a   Eiteman, Mark A ^b   Sistani, Karamat ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; BACTERIAL POPULATION; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; COMMONLY USED; FUNGAL CELLS; MICROBIAL MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYSIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS; POULTRY HOUSE; POULTRY INDUSTRY; POULTRY LITTER; THRESHOLD LEVELS; TIME-PERIODS; UNTREATED CONTROL; UREOLYTIC; URIC ACIDS;

AMMONIA; FUNGI; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; UREA; VEHICLES;

MINERALOGY;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; UREA; URIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POULTRY; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HYDROLYSIS; MANURE; NITROGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; UREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77957877639     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0024     Document Type: Article

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