Leaf litter is the main driver for changes in bacterial community structures in the rhizosphere of ash and beech

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-160

  Pfeiffer, Birgit ^a   Fender, Ann Catrin ^a   Lasota, Sandra ^a   Hertel, Dietrich ^a   Jungkunst, Hermann F ^b   Daniel, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; DGGE; Mesocosms; Soil bacterial community composition; Soil bacterial diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881005629     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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