The biolog plates technique as a tool in ecological studies of microbial communities

• Autorzy: Stefanowicz A
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Biolog technique was introduced into ecological studies to estimate metabolic potential of microbial com­munities. While utilizing carbon substrates (95 or 31x3, depending on the plate type), microbes reduce a colourless dye to violet formazan. The colour is measured spectrophotometrically. This is a rapid and quite convenient method but it has many drawbacks - for example, only microbes that are cultivable and able to grow in high-nutrient condi­tions contribute to substrate utilization. The method was used mainly to investigate microbial communities from bulk and rhizosphere soil and to estimate the impact of stressors on soil microbial communities.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: 15
• Numer: 5
• Opis fizyczny: p.669-676,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Stefanowicz A

• Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland

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