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Dynamics of oxidation of inorganic sulphur compounds to sulphate by the soil of spruce forests was investigated. Sulphide, sulphite and thiosulphate are oxidized to sulphate at a maximal rate at the beginning of the reaction, oxidation of elemental sulphur exhibits a lag phase. Linear relationships between the amounts of the produced sulphate and concentrations of substrates in the soil could be detected. On the basis of this finding a method for comparison of the oxidative activity of various soils was proposed.
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Lettl, A., Langkramer, O. & Lochman, V. Dynamics of oxidation of inorganic sulphur compounds in upper soil horizons of spruce forests. Folia Microbiol 26, 24–28 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927219
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927219