The variable response of soil microorganisms to trace concentrations of low molecular weight organic substrates of increasing complexity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-64

  Dungait, Jennifer A J ^a,b   Kemmitt, Sarah J ^b   Michallon, Lorette ^b   Guo, Shengli ^b   Wen, Qian ^b   Brookes, P C ^b   Evershed, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA); Priming effects; Root extract; Soil microorganisms; Soil organic matter; Stable 13C isotopes

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACIDS; PRIMING EFFECTS; ROOT EXTRACTS; SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FATTY ACIDS; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOILS; SUBSTRATES;

BACTERIA;

BIOMARKER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNCTIONAL GROUP; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84877329060     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.036     Document Type: Article

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