Deep subterranean layers may be regarded as the most stable environment for
microorganisms where possible fluctuations should be explained by geological events only …

Wheat, ryegrass, bentgrass and clover were grown for 4wk in two different soil types. In
addition, samples of these soils were amended with sucrose to mimic carbon inputs into the …

This chapter offers two approaches for assessing soil biological properties: process level
biological indexes and functional community diversity. It provides background information on …

A rapid, community-level approach for assessing patterns of sole carbon source utilization
by mixed microbial samples has been used increasingly to study microbial community …

Profiles of potential utilization of 95 separate C sources by microbial communities can be
readily generated from direct incubation of environmental samples in BIOLOG microplates …

We compared the abilities of Biolog's GN and ECO plates to distinguish among aerobic and
heterotrophic bacterial communities in samples from six aquatic environments. The Biolog …

Seasonal shifts in rhizosphere microbial populations were investigated to follow the
influence of plant developmental stage. A field study of indigenous microbial rhizosphere …

ABSTRACT BIOLOG GN plates are increasingly used to characterize microbial communities
by determining the ability of the communities to oxidize various carbon sources. Studies …

The assumption that carbon and soil water content are major determinants of microbial
community structure and function is rarely questioned because of substantial evidence of the …

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 …