Metagenomic Assessment of the Potential Microbial Nitrogen Pathways in the Rhizosphere of a Mediterranean Forest After a Wildfire

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 895-904

  Cobo Díaz, José F ^a   Fernández González, Antonio J ^a   Villadas, Pablo J ^a   Robles, Ana B ^a   Toro, Nicolás ^a   Fernández López, Manuel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean forest; Metagenomics; Microbial communities; Nitrogen cycle; Rhizosphere; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

FIRE; FOREST; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; OAK; RHIZOSPHERE; SPAIN;

FIRES; FORESTS; METAGENOME; MICROBIOTA; NITROGEN; QUERCUS; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPAIN;

EID: 84939935056     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-015-0586-7     Document Type: Article

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