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Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) Analysis A Robust Indicator for Soil Health?

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  • William F Brinton

    (Woods End Soil Laboratory, USA)

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Phospholipid fatty acid, commonly referred to as PLFA, is an analytical concept that emerged in the late 1980 s for estimating composition of soil microbial communities [1]. While it is popular to describe the test as determining types of microbes in soils, in fact PLFA reveals the content of differing extractable phosphorylated-lipids recognized to be cell-wall constituents of microbes [2] extractable from soil with organic solvents .

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  • William F Brinton, 2020. "Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) Analysis A Robust Indicator for Soil Health?," Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 24(4), pages 159-161, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:artoaj:v:24:y:2020:i:4:p:159-161
    DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2020.24.556281
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    1. William F Brinton, 2020. "Laboratory Soil Handling Affects CO Respiration, Amino-N and Water Stable Aggregate Results," Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 24(2), pages 53-62, April.
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