Open AccessDetermination of substrate utilization patterns of soil microbial communities: An approach to assess population changes after hydrocarbon pollution
Author(s) -
Wünsche Lothar,
Brüggemann Lutz,
Babel Wolfgang
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fems microbiology ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.377
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1574-6941
pISSN - 0168-6496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1995.tb00154.x
Subject(s) - biology , hydrocarbon , substrate (aquarium) , soil water , abundance (ecology) , population , bacteria , pollution , environmental chemistry , ecology , chemistry , genetics , demography , organic chemistry , sociology
Changes in hydrocarbon content in soils resulted in characteristic shifts of the substrate utilization patterns as tested with the Biolog system. The altered patterns of substrate utilization corresponded to similar changes in abundance of hydrocarbon‐utilizing bacteria and the occurrence of specific bacterial groups in the soils. Substrate utilization patterns as recorded with the Biolog system are suitable for rapidly assessing dynamics of autochthonous soil communities and evaluating their biodegradative potential.