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The theoretical principles and experimental procedures of a method for the direct measurement of the relative contributions of bacterial and fungal populations to soil respiration were described.
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Differentiation was based on the selective inhibition of protein synthesis in procaryotic and eucaryotic cells by the antibiotics streptomycin and actidione.
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Using an agricultural soil as an example, it was shown that the bacterial and fungal contributions were ca. 22% and 78%, respectively.
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The possible advantages and limitations of the method for soil ecological studies are discussed.
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Anderson, J.P.E., Domsch, K.H. Quantification of bacterial and fungal contributions to soil respiration. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 93, 113–127 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424942
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