A theoretical reassessment of microbial maintenance and implications for microbial ecology modeling

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 610-617

  Wang, Gangsheng ^a   Post, Wilfred M ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent growth yield coefficient; Growth and maintenance respiration; Maintenance coefficient; Physiological maintenance factor; Specific maintenance rate; True growth yield coefficient

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84864594512     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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