Linking alkaline phosphatase activity with bacterial phoD gene abundance in soil from a long-term management trial

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 257-258; pp. 115 - 122
• Main Authors: Fraser, Tandra, Lynch, Derek H., Entz, Martin H., Dunfield, Kari E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2015
• Subjects: alkaline phosphatase; bacterial communities; bioavailability; Bioavailable P; Canada; composted manure; Enzyme activity; genes; Great Plains region; hydrolysis; land management; manure spreading; microbial activity; Organic agriculture; Pho regulon; phosphorus; soil; soil bacteria; Soil microbial communities; Great Plains region; Canada; Pho regulon; Soil microbial communities; Enzyme activity; Organic agriculture; Bioavailable P

Changes in land management practices may have significant implications for soil microbial communities important in organic P turnover. Soil bacteria can increase plant P availability by excreting phosphatase enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of ester-phosphate bonds. Examining the diversity and...