Session: General Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Bacterial Communities in the Rhizosphere of Biofuel Crops as Evaluated by 16S rRNA Pyrosequencing.
Ederson da C. Jesus, Michigan State Univ.; Endang Susilawati, Michigan State Univ.; Stephanie L. Smith, Michigan State Univ.; Qiong Wang, Michigan State Univ.; Jorge L. M. Rodrigues, Univ. of Texas at Arlignton; Kurt Thelen, Michigan State Univ.; James M. Tiedje, Michigan State Univ.

The Effect of Organic Amendments and Chemical Fertilizers On Microbial Diversity.
Darcie Hastings, Southern Illinois Univ.; Jorge Hernandez, Southern Illinois Univ.; David Lightfoot, Southern Illinois Univ.

Soil Microbial Community Structure Dynamics at Depth in Wastewater Treated Soils.
Marko Davinic, Texas Tech Univ.; Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Texas Tech Univ.; Christopher Sheppard, Texas Tech Univ.; Thomas Thompson, Texas Tech Univ.

Dynamics of Community Structures of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Different Winter Cropping Managements.
Masao Higo, Nihon University; Katsunori Isobe, Nihon University; Saki Takeyama, Nihon University; Moe Yamaguchi, Nihon University; Ryuichi Ishii, Nihon University

Comparisons of Root-Zone Microbial Communities in Response to Vegetation Changes in a Rangeland Soil.
Li Xu, Utah State Univ.; D'Jenane Diaz, Utah State Univ.; Jeanette Norton, Utah State Univ.; John M. Stark, Utah State Univ.

Factors Affecting Soil and Rhizosphere Microbial Community Structure in An Agroecosystem.
Jeffrey Buyer, USDA-ARS; Jude Maul, USDA-ARS; Daniel Roberts, USDA-ARS; Inga Zasada, USDA-ARS; John Teasdale, USDA-ARS

DGGE Fingerprinting of Cultivable Bacteria as a Potentially Valuable Indicator of Soil Perturbation.
Sherie L. Edenborn, Chatham Univ.; Yovita Sutanto, West Virginia Univ.; Josh A. Chapman, West Virginia Univ.; Alan J. Sexstone, West Virginia Univ.

Assessing the Active Bacterial Community Composition in Response to Drying and Rewetting Stresses in a California Grassland Soil.
Dad Roux-Michollet, Univ. of California; Joshua Schimel, Univ. of California; Patricia Holden, Univ. of California

Halophiles in Saline Soils of Humboldt Bay (Arcata, CA).
Chelsea E. Hansen, Humboldt State Univ.; Austin Tomlinson, Humboldt State Univ.; Terry Jones, Humboldt State Univ.; Anthony Baker, Humboldt State Univ.; Susan Edinger-Marshall, Humboldt State Univ.

Genetic Differences of Geographically Separated Isolates of the Fungus Macrophomina Phaseolina.
Maria Luisa Manici, Agric. Research. Council (CRA); Cesare Accinelli, Agric. Research. Council (CRA); Francesco Caputo, Agric. Research. Council (CRA)

Mechanisms of Iron Reduction and Phosphorus Solubilization in a Seasonally Wet Pasture Soil.
Jared Wilmoth, West Virginia Univ.; Louis McDonald, West Virginia Univ.; Alan Sexstone, West Virginia Univ.; William Bryan, West Virginia Univ.; Novruz Akhmedov, West Virginia Univ.

Effects of Phosphorus Fertilizer Application On the Community Structure of AMF Infected In Soybean Roots.
Katsunori Isobe, Nihon University; Kohei Maruyama, Nihon University; Nao Yoshikawa, Nihon University; Ryuichi Ishii, Nihon University

STABILITY of SOIL FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS (FAMEs) AFTER STORAGE as DRIED PELLETS or IN DISSOLVED FORM.
Michal Wojno, Ohio State Univ.; Nicola Lorenz, Ohio State Univ.; Richard Dick, Ohio State Univ.

Lumbricus Terrestris-Mediated Carbon Transport Into Soil and Soil Microbial Communities.
Mary Stromberger, Colorado State Univ.; Aidan Keith, Univ. College Dublin; Olaf Schmidt, Univ. College Dublin

Improving Soil Quality with Organic Amendments.
Robert Kremer, USDA-ARS

A High Resolution (<1 micron) Computer Controlled Imaging System.
Richard Zobel, USDA-ARS

Intrigue at the Dinner Table: Non-Additive Effects in the Microbial Communities of Decaying Leaf Mixtures.
Kimberly Y. Epps, Univ. of Florida; N.B. Comerford, Univ. of Florida

Dynamic of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the St Lucie River Watershed, FL.
Zhanbei Liang, Univ. of Florida; zhenli He, Univ. of Florida; Yanbo Wang, Univ. of Florida; Yuangen YANG, Univ. of Florida; Peter J Stoffella, Univ. of Florida; C A Powell, Univ. of Florida

Micro-Assay Method for Measuring Soil Phytase Activity with the TInsP5 Molecular Probe.
Duane F. Berry, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Zirou Huang, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Chao Shang, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Lucian Zelazny, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)

Microbiology of Post Fire Soils.
Anne J. Anderson, Utah State Univ.; Astrid R. Jacobson, Utah State Univ.; Helga Van Miegroet, Utah State Univ.

Nutrient Cycling in Organic Coffee Production in a Tropical Ecoregion Nor Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia.
Francisco Mamani Pati, South Dakota State Univ.; Marco A. Yujra Callata, Univ. Catolica Boliviana, UAC Carmen Pampa; David Clay, South Dakota State Univ.; Hugh Smeltekop, Univ. Catolica Boliviana, UAC-Carmen Pampa

Thermal Analysis of Native and Cultivated Soils After Long-Term Incubation.
Jose Manuel Fernandez, Univ. of Pennsylvania; Alain Plante, Univ. of Pennsylvania; Michelle Haddix, Colorado State Univ.; Richard Conant, Colorado State Univ.

Linking a Decade of Geospatial Information and Alternative Land-Use Management to Soil Quality.
Ann-Marie Fortuna, Washington State Univ.

Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Corn with Different Tillage and N Management Practices.
Miguel Arango, Kansas State Univ.; Chuck Rice, Kansas State Univ.

Microbial Community Response to Burning, Fertilization and Seasonal Variations in Prairie Grassland Soil.
Priscilla M. Mfombep, Kansas State Univ.; Charles W. Rice, Kansas State Univ.; Paul White, USDA-ARS, Southeast Watershed Lab.

Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Bacteria Associated with Cattle Manure.
Andrew McGowan, Kansas State Univ.; Charles Rice, Kansas State Univ.; Sanjeev Narayanan, Kansas State Univ.; J. Bai, Kansas State Univ.

Bradyrhizobia and Mychorrhizae Inoculation Influenced Soybean Growth, Yield and Seed Nutritional Quality.
Fawzy M. Hashem, Univ. of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corrie P. Cotton, Univ. of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Robert Dadson, Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline E. Marsh, Univ. of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jessica S. Hagan, Univ. of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Bessie M. Green, Univ. of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Thomas Devine, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture

Study On Soil N2O Emissions Associated with Soybean Symbiosis.
Yan-Ping Cen, Queen's Univ.; Neal Scott, Queen's Univ.; Malcolm, J. Morrison, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Edward Gregorich, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Dave Layzell, Univ. of Calgary

Clay Type Rather Than Clay Amount Affects Wood Decomposition in Soil � A Controlled Mesocosms Experiment.
Cinzia Fissore, Univ. of Minnesota; Martin Jurgensen, Michigan Technological Univ.; Christian Giardina, USDA, Forest Service