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Environmental Monitoring of Bacteria pp 15–27Cite as

Sampling Sediment and Soil

Use of Coring Devices

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Individually, molecular and classical microbial ecology techniques are powerful tools in microbial ecology, but both are limited with respect to relating the presence and/or diversity of microorganisms to their function/activity in that environment (1,2). By combining the two approaches this obstacle can be overcome. Paramount in this respect are in situ sampling procedures that produce samples in a form representative of that environment or habitat (3).

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  1. Institute of Freshwater Ecology, Cumbria, UK

    Roger Pickup, Glenn Rhodes & Grahame Hall

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Pickup, R., Rhodes, G., Hall, G. (1999). Sampling Sediment and Soil. In: Edwards, C. (eds) Environmental Monitoring of Bacteria. Methods in Biotechnology, vol 12. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-566-2:15

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