| Title: | Biogenic volatile organic compounds as potential carbon sources for microbial communities in soil from the rhizosphere of Populus tremula |
| Author(s): | Owen SM; Clark S; Pompe M; Semple KT; |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Science, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. sue.owen@creaf.uab.es" |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00602.x |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0378-1097 (Print) 0378-1097 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Catabolism of a (14)C-labelled volatile monoterpene compound (geraniol) to (14)CO(2) was investigated in soils taken from the rhizosphere at distances up to 200 cm from the trunks of three small Populus tremula trees growing at different sites in Slovenia. Emissions of limonene of up to 18 microg m(-2) h(-1) were detected from the soil surface at each site. Evolution of (14)C-labelled CO(2) was measured as a product of catabolism of (14)C-labelled geraniol introduced into the soil samples. Indigenous soil microorganisms degraded the geraniol rapidly. There was a significant difference in relative lag times and rates of catabolism along the gradient from the tree trunks, with relatively longer lag times and lower rates occurring in soil samples from the farthest point from the tree" |
| Keywords: | Acyclic Monoterpenes Bacteria/*metabolism Carbon Radioisotopes/*metabolism Ecosystem Plant Roots/*microbiology Populus/*microbiology Slovenia Soil/analysis *Soil Microbiology Terpenes/*metabolism Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineOwen, Susan M Clark, Stuart Pompe, Matevz Semple, Kirk T eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2007/01/18 FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2007 Mar; 268(1):34-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00602.x. Epub 2007 Jan 15" |
