Measurement of Biomass and Biovolume, Soil Constituent, Mycelial Lengths, Conversion Cell, Spore Counts, Surface area

Microbes and Lithosphere
Microbes and Lithosphere Part 1
Soil Fungi
Factors Influencing the Fungal Population in Soil
Functions and Activity of Fungi
Soil Algae
Factors Affecting Algal Population in Soil
Soil Algae Functions
Soil Protozoa
Factors Affecting Protozoan Population in Soil
Soil Types and their Microflora
Quantification of Soil Microflora
Methods of Quantification
Methods of Studying Ecology of Soil Microflora
Sample Collection
Isolation of Microorganisms
Direct Methods of Isolation
Indirect Methods of Isolation
Measurement of Biomass and Biovolume
Expressions in the from of organism numbers (culture /Growth based)
Plate Counts
Liquid-based Culture Approaches(Most Probable Number [MPN])
Epifluorescence Microscopy

Measurement of Biomass and Biovolume

Measurement of biomass and biovolume
1. Expression of results
a. Weight of soil constituent
b. Volume of soil
c. Specific surface area of soil or its constituents
d. Surface area of ground
e. Conversion of measurements to biomass
f. Conversion of cell and spore counts
g. Conversion of mycelial lengths

2. Chemical analysis of biomass / activity: Signal molecules
a. Chloroform fumigation extraction method
b. Chloroform fumigation incubation
c. Measurement of ATP: Luciferin reaction
d. Lipid 'extraction : chloroform methane extraction
e. FAME (Fatty acid methyl esters)
f. Ergosterol: invasions of pathogenic fungi into plants
g. LPS polymer measurement
h. Nucleic acid analysis
i. Direct lysis of DNA
j. The polymerase chain reaction: Guanine and Cytosine (G+C)
content

Index >> Microbes and Lithosphere >> Measurement of Biomass and Biovolume

Measurement of Biomass and Biovolume