Two-year field study shows little evidence that PPO-transgenic rice affects the structure of soil microbial communities

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 453-461

  Chun, Young Jin ^a   Kim, Hyo Jeong ^b   Park, Kee Woong ^b   Jeong, Soon Chun ^b   Lee, Bumkyu ^c   Back, Kyoungwhan ^d   Kim, Hwan Mook ^e   Kim, Chang Gi ^b  

^a Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^d Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^e Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Protoporphyrin oxidase; Rice; Soil microbial community; T RFLP; Transgenic crop

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GROWTH RATE; HERBICIDE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RICE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859777617     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-011-0626-5     Document Type: Article

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