Soil Rhizosphere Microbial Communities and Enzyme Activities under Organic Farming in Alabama

Soil Rhizosphere Microbial Communities and Enzyme Activities under Organic Farming in Alabama

Evaluation of the soil rhizosphere has been limited by the lack of robust assessments that can explore the vast complex structure and diversity of soil microbial communities. Our objective was to combine fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and pyrosequencing techniques to evaluate soil microbial communit...

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Main Authors: Zachary Senwo, Scot E. Dowd, V. Acosta-Martinez, Terrence Gardner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
pyrosequencing
bacterial diversity
FAME analysis
enzyme activities
cropping systems
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/3/3/308/

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