Molecular and functional characterization of bacteria isolated from straw and goat manure based vermicompost

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-47

  Jayakumar, Pathma ^a   Natarajan, Sakthivel ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

16S rRNA diversity; Antagonism; Plant growth promotion; Vermicompost bacteria; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTHROBACTER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; CELLULOMONAS; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; EISENIA FETIDA; ENTEROBACTER; FUNGI; MICROBACTERIUM; PAENIBACILLUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOXANTHOMONAS; RHEINHEIMERA; RHODOCOCCUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS;

EID: 84878378647     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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