Fungal inhibition by Bromelia pinguin (Bromeliaceae) and its effect on nutrient cycle dynamics

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-234

  Looby, C ^a   Hauge, J B ^b   Barry, D ^c   Eaton, W D ^a  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Peninsula College   (United States)

^c WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal properties; Basidiomycete fungi ITS; Bromelia pinguin; Carbon cycle; Costa rica; Maquenque reserve; Microbial ecology; Nitrogen cycle; Rhizobial 16s rRNA; Tropical ecology; Universal bacterial 16s rRNA; Universal fungi 18s rRNA

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; FOREST SOIL; FRUIT; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; BROMELIA; BROMELIA PINGUIN; BROMELIACEAE; FUNGI; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84855903272     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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