Phospholipid-derived fatty acids and quinones as markers for bacterial biomass and community structure in marine sediments.

Phospholipid-derived fatty acids (PLFA) and respiratory quinones (RQ) are microbial compounds that have been utilized as biomarkers to quantify bacterial biomass and to characterize microbial community structure in sediments, waters, and soils. While PLFAs have been widely used as quantitative bacte...

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Main Authors: Tadao Kunihiro, Bart Veuger, Diana Vasquez-Cardenas, Lara Pozzato, Marie Le Guitton, Kazuyoshi Moriya, Michinobu Kuwae, Koji Omori, Henricus T S Boschker, Dick van Oevelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4000199?pdf=render