Soil microbe diversity and activity
Project (past)
| Project dates | 01 Apr 1999 to end of 31 Mar 2008 |
|---|---|
| Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
| Project number | 4175 |
| Department | Plant-Pathogen Interactions (PPI) Division |
| Plant Pathology and Microbiology (PPM) | |
| Research fish code | BBS/E/C/00004175 |
| Grant ID | BBS/E/C/00004175 |
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Use of real-time quantitative PCR to investigate root and gall colonisation by co-inoculated isolates of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Atkins, S. D., Peteira, B., Clark, I. M., Kerry, B. R. and Hirsch, P. R. 2009. Use of real-time quantitative PCR to investigate root and gall colonisation by co-inoculated isolates of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 155, pp. 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00333.x
Measuring abundance, diversity and parasitic ability in two populations of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia var. chlamydosporia
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H., Atkins, S. D., Clark, I. M., Kerry, B. R. and Hirsch, P. R. 2009. Measuring abundance, diversity and parasitic ability in two populations of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia var. chlamydosporia. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 19, pp. 391-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583150902783793
Determining species diversity of microfungal communities in forest tree roots by pure-culture isolation and DNA sequencing
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kwasna, H., Bateman, G. L. and Ward, E. 2008. Determining species diversity of microfungal communities in forest tree roots by pure-culture isolation and DNA sequencing. Applied Soil Ecology. 40, pp. 44-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.03.005
A novel method for sampling bacteria on plant root and soil surfaces at the microhabitat scale
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dennis, P. G., Miller, A. J., Clark, I. M., Taylor, R. G., Valsami-Jones, E. and Hirsch, P. R. 2008. A novel method for sampling bacteria on plant root and soil surfaces at the microhabitat scale. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 75, pp. 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2008.04.013
Rhizobial symbioses - past, present and future
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hirsch, P. R. 2008. Rhizobial symbioses - past, present and future. Abstracts Biological Nitrogen Fixation Convening, Seattle, 21-22 April 2008 .
Survival of bacterial DNA and culturable bacteria in archived soils from the Rothamsted Broadbalk experiment
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2008. Survival of bacterial DNA and culturable bacteria in archived soils from the Rothamsted Broadbalk experiment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40, pp. 1090-1102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.11.021
Controls on soil nitrogen cycling and microbial community composition across land use and incubation temperature
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cookson, W. R., Osman, M., Marschner, P., Abaye, D. A., Clark, I. M., Murphy, D. V., Stockdale, E. A. and Watson, C. A. 2007. Controls on soil nitrogen cycling and microbial community composition across land use and incubation temperature. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 39, pp. 744-756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.09.022
Non-destructive micro-scale sampling of bacteria from a root surface using a tungsten rod with a standardised sampling area controlled by a micromanipulator
D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Dennis, P. G., Miller, A. J. and Hirsch, P. R. 2006. Non-destructive micro-scale sampling of bacteria from a root surface using a tungsten rod with a standardised sampling area controlled by a micromanipulator. Swiss Federal Research Institute, Birmensdorf.
Biological and chemical characterisation of microsites in the rhizosphere
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dennis, P. G., Miller, A. J. and Hirsch, P. R. 2006. Biological and chemical characterisation of microsites in the rhizosphere. Abstracts Final Meeting of COST Action 631. From Understanding and Modelling to Application: Managing the Natural Potentials of the Rhizosphere for Designing Rhizosphere Technologies, Prague, 20-23 April 2006 . pp. 7
Novel method to investigate spatiotemporal trends in rhizosphere bacterial communities
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dennis, P. G., Miller, A. J. and Hirsch, P. R. 2006. Novel method to investigate spatiotemporal trends in rhizosphere bacterial communities. Abstracts 158th Meeting of the Society for General Microbiology, Warwick, 3-6 April 2006 . pp. 52
Monitoring active bacterial communities in soil
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Clark, I. M., Cookson, W. R., Hampshire, D. and Hirsch, P. R. 2006. Monitoring active bacterial communities in soil. Abstracts 158th Meeting of the Society for General Microbiology, Warwick, 3-6 April 2006 . pp. 52
The influence of season, agricultural management and soil properties on gross nitrogen transformations and bacterial community structure
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cookson, W. R., Marschner, P., Clark, I. M., Milton, N., Smirk, M. N., Murphy, D. V., Osman, M., Stockdale, E. A. and Hirsch, P. R. 2006. The influence of season, agricultural management and soil properties on gross nitrogen transformations and bacterial community structure. Australian journal of soil research. 44, pp. 453-465. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR05042
Distribution of environmental mycobacteria in Karonga District, Northern Malawi
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chilima, B. Z., Clark, I. M., Floyd, S., Fine, P. E. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2006. Distribution of environmental mycobacteria in Karonga District, Northern Malawi. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72 (4), pp. 2343-2350. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.72.4.2343-2350.2006
Life in earth: the impact of GM plants on soil ecology?
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lilley, A. K., Bailey, M. J., Cartwright, C., Turner, S. L. and Hirsch, P. R. 2006. Life in earth: the impact of GM plants on soil ecology? Trends in Biotechnology. 24, pp. 9-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2005.11.005
Novel method to investigate spatiotemporal trends in bacterial communities in the rhizosphere
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dennis, P. G., Miller, A. J. and Hirsch, P. R. 2005. Novel method to investigate spatiotemporal trends in bacterial communities in the rhizosphere. Abstracts 11th Annual UK Molecular Microbial Ecology Group Meeting (MMEG-11), Norwich, 11-12 July 2005 .
Impact of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia on nematode and microbial populations
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tahseen, Q., Clark, I. M., Atkins, S. D., Hirsch, P. R. and Kerry, B. R. 2005. Impact of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia on nematode and microbial populations. Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences. 70(1), pp. 81-86.
Novel method to investigate microbial community structure in microsites in the rhizosphere
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Dennis, P. G., Miller, A. J., Valsami-Jones, E., Taylor, R. G. and Hirsch, P. R. 2004. Novel method to investigate microbial community structure in microsites in the rhizosphere. Abstracts International Congress on the Rhizosphere: Perspectives and Challenges - a Tribute to Lorenz Hiltner, Munich, 12-17 September 2004 . pp. 184
Impact of genetically modified bacterial inoculants on the soil microbial community
C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Hirsch, P. R. and Clark, I. M. 2004. Impact of genetically modified bacterial inoculants on the soil microbial community. GM Crops - Ecological Dimensions. Aspects of Applied Biology 74 . pp. 141-153
Release of transgenic bacterial inoculants - rhizobia as a case study
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hirsch, P. R. 2004. Release of transgenic bacterial inoculants - rhizobia as a case study. Plant and Soil. 266, pp. 1-10.
The biocontrol fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia shows nematode host preference at the infraspecific level
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mauchline, T. H., Kerry, B. R. and Hirsch, P. R. 2004. The biocontrol fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia shows nematode host preference at the infraspecific level. Mycological Research. 108 (2), pp. 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095375620300889X
Nutrient dynamics in the rhizosphere
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hirsch, P. R. and Miller, A. J. 2003. Nutrient dynamics in the rhizosphere.
A case study: the soil ecosystem
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hirsch, P. R. 2003. A case study: the soil ecosystem. Abstracts Royal Society Discussion Meeting on GM Crops, Modern Agriculture and the Environment, London, 11 February 2003 .
The influence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita , the nematicide aldicarb and the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia on heterotrophic bacteria in soil and the rhizosphere
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
O'flaherty, S. M., Hirsch, P. R. and Kerry, B. R. 2003. The influence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita , the nematicide aldicarb and the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia on heterotrophic bacteria in soil and the rhizosphere. European Journal of Soil Science. 54 (4), pp. 759-766. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.00568.x
Development of a new management strategy for the control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp) in organic vegetable production
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Atkins, S. D., Hidalgo-Diaz, L., Kalisz, H., Mauchline, T. H., Hirsch, P. R. and Kerry, B. R. 2003. Development of a new management strategy for the control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp) in organic vegetable production. Pest Management Science. 59 (2), pp. 183-189. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.603
Changes in the population structure of beta-group autotrophic ammonia oxidising bacteria in arable soils in response to agricultural practice
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mendum, T. A. and Hirsch, P. R. 2002. Changes in the population structure of beta-group autotrophic ammonia oxidising bacteria in arable soils in response to agricultural practice. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 34, pp. 1479-1485.
The influence of the symbiotic plasmid pRL1J1 on the distribution of GM rhizobia in soil and crop rhizospheres, and implications for gene flow
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Clark, I. M., Mendum, T. A. and Hirsch, P. R. 2002. The influence of the symbiotic plasmid pRL1J1 on the distribution of GM rhizobia in soil and crop rhizospheres, and implications for gene flow. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 81, pp. 607-616.
The role of the rhizobium symbiotic plasmid in survival in the soil and the rhizosphere
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2002. The role of the rhizobium symbiotic plasmid in survival in the soil and the rhizosphere. Abstracts BAGECO-7: 7th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology, Bergen, 15-19 June 2002 .
The fate of genetically modified rhizobial inoculants in the field
C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hirsch, P. R. and Clark, I. M. 2002. The fate of genetically modified rhizobial inoculants in the field. Abstracts 8th New Phytologist Symposium, Helsinki, 10-14 June 2002 .
Quantification in soil and the rhizosphere of the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium by competitive PCR and comparison with selective plating
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mauchline, T. H., Kerry, B. R. and Hirsch, P. R. 2002. Quantification in soil and the rhizosphere of the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium by competitive PCR and comparison with selective plating. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68, pp. 1846-1853.
Failure of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine: some species of environmental mycobacteria block multiplication of BCG and induction of protective immunity to tuberculosis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brandt, L., Feino Cunha, J., Weinreich O. A., Chilima, B., Hirsch, P. R., Appelberg, R. and Andersen, P. 2002. Failure of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine: some species of environmental mycobacteria block multiplication of BCG and induction of protective immunity to tuberculosis. Infection And Immunity. 70, pp. 672-678. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.70.2.672-678.2002
The role of soil microorganisms in soil organic matter conservation in the tropics
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Powlson, D. S., Hirsch, P. R. and Brookes, P. C. 2001. The role of soil microorganisms in soil organic matter conservation in the tropics. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 61 (1), pp. 41-51. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013338028454
Comparison of phenotypic, functional and genetic diversity of bacterial communities in soils
B - Book chapters etc edited externally
O'flaherty, S., McGrath, S. P. and Hirsch, P. R. 2001. Comparison of phenotypic, functional and genetic diversity of bacterial communities in soils. in: Ball, B. C., Watson, C. A., Campbell, C. D. and Rees, R. M. (ed.) Sustainable management of soil organic matter CABI International, Wallingford, Oxon (CABI). pp. 370-376