Culture-independent molecular tools for soil and rhizosphere microbiology

Diversity

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 581-612

  Rincon Florez, Vivian A ^a   Carvalhais, Lilia C ^a   Schenk, Peer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA microarrays; Fatty acid analysis; Molecular fingerprinting methods; Next generation sequencing; Plant microbe interactions; Rhizosphere biology; Soil microbial communities; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 84886280385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d5030581     Document Type: Review

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