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DOI: | 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00219-9 |
Web URL(s): | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038071799002199 Last checked: 07/24/2015 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Steer, J.;
Harris, J. A. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Environmental Sciences, University of East London, London, UK |
Title: | Shifts in the microbial community in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils during the growth of Agrostis stolonifera |
Source: | Soil Biology & Biochemistry. Vol. 32, No. 6, June 1 2000, p. 869-878. |
Publishing Information: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier |
# of Pages: | 10 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis stolonifera; Growth analysis; Microbiological soil analysis; Phospholipid fatty acid; Rhizosphere
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Abstract/Contents: | "An investigation was conducted into the use of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles to follow temporal shifts in microbial community structure. A laminar pot was designed to allow the harvest of an intact layer of rhizosphere soil 0-2 mm from plant roots without the removal of the root material itself. Agrostis stolonifera plants were grown under controlled conditions in environmental chambers for 70, 90, 120 and 160 days. A subset of pots was fertilised with N/P/K after 100 days. Over the 90 days between the first and last harvests microbial biomass declined by 20%. At 70 days respiration was approximately 50% higher in the rhizosphere compared to the bulk soil. The difference had declined to <10% by the end of the experiment. PLFA analysis showed significant changes in microbial community structure with time. In particular, the unsaturated fatty acid data commonly found in Gram-negative bacteria and fungi increased with age. Principal component analysis (PCA) of fatty acid data showed: separation of bulk and rhizosphere soils from 90 days onwards, and; fertiliser addition and rhizosphere development produced similar shifts in community structure." |
Language: | English |
References: | 40 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Steer, J., and J. A. Harris. 2000. Shifts in the microbial community in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils during the growth of Agrostis stolonifera. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32(6):p. 869-878. |
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| DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00219-9 |
| Web URL(s): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038071799002199 Last checked: 07/24/2015 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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