Autoclaving is at least as effective as gamma irradiation for biotic clearing and intentional microbial recolonization of soil

ABSTRACT Sterilization is commonly used to remove or reduce the biotic constraints of a soil to allow recolonization by soil-dwelling organisms, with autoclaving and gamma irradiation being the most frequently used approaches. Many studies have characterized sterilization impacts on soil physicochem...

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Published in:	mSphere
Main Authors:	William L. King, Emily M. Grandinette, Olivia Trase, M. Laura Rolon, Howard M. Salis, Harlow Wood, Terrence H. Bell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2024-07-01
Subjects:	autoclaving microbial recolonization soil sterilization gamma-irradiation biotic-constraints soil microcosm
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00476-24