Effect of genetic modification of potato starch on decomposition of leaves and tubers and on fungal decomposer communities

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-98

  Hannula, S E ^a   de Boer, W ^a   Baldrian, P ^b   van Veen, J A ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Basidiomycetal yeasts; Basidiomycetes; CbhI; Fungal diversity; GM plants; Litter decay

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; CBHI; FUNGAL DIVERSITY; GM-PLANTS; LITTER DECAY;

CULTIVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTOLOGY; MANGANESE; STARCH; TISSUE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); YEAST;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; LIGNIN; PHYLOGENETICS; POTATO; STARCH; YEAST;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84871009432     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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