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Wood ash effects on chemical and microbiological properties of digestate- and manure-amended soils
A field study was carried out to evaluate the potential of wood ash as a fertilizer in grassland systems in combination with enriched N organic wastes. Six treatments including manure or digestate, each combin...
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The effect of maize silage as co-substrate for swine manure on the bacterial community structure in biogas plants
The qualitative and quantitative changes in the bacterial community composition in two mesophilic, commercially used biogas plants were monitored by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and real-time...
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Burning Fire-Prone Mediterranean Shrublands: Immediate Changes in Soil Microbial Community Structure and Ecosystem Functions
Wildfires subject soil microbes to extreme temperatures and modify their physical and chemical habitat. This might immediately alter their community structure and ecosystem functions. We burned a fire-prone sh...
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Soil microbial dynamics in organic (biodynamic) and integrated apple orchards
Biodynamic (organic) and integrated apple orchards can differ in their soil chemical and microbiological properties which may have implications for disease control and long-term soil fertility. Soil samples we...
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Bacterial community composition of the gut microbiota of Cylindroiulus fulviceps (diplopoda) as revealed by molecular fingerprinting and cloning
Bacterial clone libraries of the gut microbiota of nurtured and starved Cylindroiulus fulviceps specimens displayed the predominance of the phyla Bacteroidetes (55 and 37 %, respectively) and Proteobacteria (40 a...
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Microbial Community Structure at Different Depths in Disturbed and Undisturbed Semiarid Mediterranean Forest Soils
Metabolic abilities and micrfiobial community structure were investigated through three semiarid Mediterranean soils of SE Spain. The soils were (1) a Typic Calcixerept under an adult pine plantation (PP), gro...
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Microbial diversity in soil: ecological theories, the contribution of molecular techniques and the impact of transgenic plants and transgenic microorganisms
This review mainly discusses three related topics: the application of ecological theories to soil, the measurement of microbial diversity by molecular techniques and the impact of transgenic plants and microor...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Use of CLPP to Evaluate the Role of Different Organic Materials in Composting
In this study, changes in the microbial functional diversity during composting were analysed. Seven samples corresponding to (1) three different residues used in composting (sludges, citrus industrial processi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characterisation of Microbial Communities During Composting of Organic Wastes
Community level physiological profiles (CLPPs) tested with Biolog microplates were studied for a maturity sequence of compost from source-separate collected organic waste and prunings. The composts were 42, 12...
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Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Molybdenum using Soil Amendments and Phytoremediation
For ruminants, there is a narrow span betweennutritional deficiency of Molybdenum and its potential toxicity. Molybdenosis occurs among cattlefeeding on forage with Mo concentrations above10 μg g-1 or a Cu:Mo rat...
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Medium-term effects of a single application of mustard residues on soil microbiota and C content of vertisols
A study of the effects of different qualities (fresh and composted) and rates (equivalent to 120, 240, and 360 kg N ha–1) of mustard meal application on wheat yields on humid tropical vertisol was started in 199...
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Effects of Decomposing Maize Litter on Community Level Physiological Profiles of Soil Bacteria
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Comparison of Biolog and Phospholipid Fatty Acid Patterns to Detect Changes in Microbial Community
To determine phenotypic composition of microbial communities in soil, community level physiological profiles by Biolog® GN microtiter plates, and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis were applied. An incuba...
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Chapter
Methods in Soil Chemistry
The potential acidity corresponds to the sum of the protons in the soil solution which can be desorbed with a 0.01 M CaCl2 solution on a short-term basis (ÖNORM L1083).
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Changes in functional abilities of the microbial community during composting of manure
The objective of this study was (a) to detect changes of the functional abilities of the microflora during composting of manure as a result of windrow turning frequency and (b) to detect differences between di...
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Chapter
Ecophysiological Parameters
In addition to the quantification of the microbial biomass (and its carbon and nutrient pools), the characterization of the physiological state of the microbial community is gaining more importance. The physio...
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Chapter
Effects of forest fertilization on nitrogen leaching and soil microbial properties in the Northern Calcareous Alps of Austria
Several boreal and alpine forests are depleted in nutrients due to acidification. Fertilization may be a remedy, but rapidly-soluble salts (N, P, K, Mg) may pose nitrate problems for the groundwater or decreas...
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Effects of forest fertilization on nitrogen leaching and soil microbial properties in the Northern Calcareous Alps of Austria
Several boreal and alpine forests are depleted in nutrients due to acidification. Fertilization may be a remedy, but rapidly-soluble salts (N, P, K, Mg) may pose nitrate problems for the groundwater or decreas...
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Impact of heavy metals on the degradative capabilities of soil bacterial communities
The degradative capabilities of six heavy-metal-affected and six unaffected bacterial communities from Canadian and German soils were determined by enumerating colony-forming units on 20 specific media. Each o...
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Chapter
Ökophysiologische Parameter
Neben einer Quantifizierung der mikrobiellen Biomasse (und des damit verbundenen C- und Nährstoffpools) gewinnt zunehmend die Charakterisierung des physiologischen Zustandes der Mikroorganismengesellschaft an ...
