Fungal and bacterial utilization of organic substrates depends on substrate complexity and N availability

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 142-152

  Koranda, Marianne ^a   Kaiser, Christina ^a,b   Fuchslueger, Lucia ^a   Kitzler, Barbara ^c   Sessitsch, Angela ^d   Zechmeister Boltenstern, Sophie ^c,e   Richter, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

^d AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

13C phospholipid fatty acid analysis; Microbial community; Respiration; Substrate utilization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FATTY ACID; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POLYMER; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBSTRATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FAGUS; FUNGI;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; NITROGEN;

13C-PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BREATHING; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; SEASON; SOIL; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION; TREE;

13C-PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RESPIRATION; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION;

BACTERIA; CARBON; CELLULOSE; FUNGI; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SEASONS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

EID: 84891487756     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12214     Document Type: Article

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