Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Douglas-fir residue decayed by Fomitopsis pinicola
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1982
Department
College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Abstract
Colonizing populations of nitrogen-fixing bacteria were measured in various decay stages of Douglas-fir logs infested with Fomitopsis pinicola. Numbers of nitrogen-fixers and N-fixation rates in the wood increased as decay progressed. These increase in bacterial populations and N-fixing activity appeared related to increases in wood moisture content. Bacteria resembling Clostridium pasteurianum, Clostridium butyricum, and Klebsiella/Enterobacter spp. were isolated from the various wood decay stages.
Publication Title
Plant and Soil
Recommended Citation
Spano, S.,
Jurgensen, M.,
Larsen, M.,
&
Harvey, A.
(1982).
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Douglas-fir residue decayed by Fomitopsis pinicola.
Plant and Soil,
68(1), 117-123.
http://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374731
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/4368
Publisher's Statement
© 1982 Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374731