Effects of the earthworm Eisenia andrei on methanogens in a cattle-impacted soil: A microcosm study

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-40

  Koubová, Anna ^a,b   Goberna, Marta ^c   Šimek, Miloslav ^a,b   Chroňáková, Alica ^a   Pižl, Václav ^a   Insam, Heribert ^c   Elhottová, Dana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cattle winter pasture; Methane emission; Methanosarcina sp.; Microarray AnaeroChip; PLFA; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; EISENIA ANDREI; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOCALCULUS; METHANOCULLEUS; METHANOGENIUM; METHANOHALOBIUM; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA SP.; METHANOTHERMOBACTER;

EID: 80755148782     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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