Microbial community changes in a perturbed agricultural soil investigated by molecular and physiological approaches

L Ovreås; S Jensen; F L Daae; V Torsvik

doi:10.1128/AEM.64.7.2739-2742.1998

Microbial community changes in a perturbed agricultural soil investigated by molecular and physiological approaches

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 Jul;64(7):2739-42. doi: 10.1128/AEM.64.7.2739-2742.1998.

Authors

L Ovreås¹, S Jensen, F L Daae, V Torsvik

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, Norway.

Abstract

Changes in soil microbial activity and diversity after incubation either with nitrogen or with a mixture of methane and air were examined. The perturbation by methane and air were characterized in detail and led to reduced diversity and enrichment of methanotrophs which were identified by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and 16S rRNA sequencing.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteria / drug effects*
Bacteria / genetics
DNA, Bacterial / drug effects*
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Methane / pharmacology*
Molecular Sequence Data
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / drug effects*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Soil Microbiology*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Methane

Associated data

GENBANK/AF067423
GENBANK/AF067424
GENBANK/AF067425