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Influence of the Root System of the Common Osier (Salix viminalis L.) on Abundance of Heterotrophic Bacteria in the Willow Sewage Treatment System

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The impact of the Common Osier (Salix viminalis L.) root system on number (CFU) of heterotrophic bacteria and their production in a soil-willow filter was examined. The Osier rhizosphere was found to be suitable habitat for growth of the examined microbial group, and the root system stimulated development of heterotrophic bacteria. The rhizosphere bacteria to control soil bacteria (R:C) ratio oscillated between 2.48 and 2.75 depending on the location of sample collection. The highest abundance of bacteria as well as highest bacterial production was observed at location I, near sewage discharge onto the plot. There was a significant positive correlation between the number of heterotrophic bacteria and the bacterial production.

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    Elżbieta Lalke–Porczyk, Maria Swiontek Brzezinska & Wojciech Donderski

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Lalke–Porczyk, E., Brzezinska, M.S. & Donderski, W. Influence of the Root System of the Common Osier (Salix viminalis L.) on Abundance of Heterotrophic Bacteria in the Willow Sewage Treatment System. Curr Microbiol 58, 571–577 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-009-9373-3

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