A comparison among EL-FAME, PLFA, and quantitative PCR methods to detect changes in the abundance of soil bacteria and fungi
J. A. Siles, R. Gomez Perez, A. Vera, C. Garcia, F. Bastida
The paper compares EL-FAME, PLFA, and qPCR methods for quantifying soil microbial abundances and finds EL-FAME and PLFA are more reliable than qPCR, with PLFA better for detecting small changes in forest soils.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2024Microbiology