Frequent freeze-thaw cycles yield diminished yet resistant and responsive microbial communities in two temperate soils: A laboratory experiment

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-335

  Stres, Blaž ^a   Philippot, Laurent ^b   Faganeli, Jadran ^c   Tiedje, James M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Basal respiration; Cold soil; Community level physiological profiling; Freeze thaw; Himalaya

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; RNA 16S;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROCOSM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; FREEZING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL;

ALTITUDE; BACTERIA; CARBON; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; FREEZING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 78649369418     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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