Table 2 Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) biomarkers used to characterize the active microbial community structure.

From: The potential of corn-soybean intercropping to improve the soil health status and biomass production in cool climate boreal ecosystems

Fatty Acids

Organisms

Reference

2OH-C10:0

G−

30

C14:0

G+

51

C14:1n-5

G−

52

i-C15:0

G+

52, 53

a-C15:0

G+

52, 53

C15:0

G+

54, 55

i-C16:0

G+

52, 53

2OH-C12:0

G−

30

C16:0

G+ & G−

56, 57

C16:1n-7

G+ & G−

53, 58

i-C17:0

G+

52, 53

3OH-C12:0

G−

59

C17:0

G+

54, 55

C17:1n-7

G−

60

cyclo-C17:0

G−

52, 53

C18:0

G+ & G−

57, 58

C18:1n-9trans

G−

61

C18:1n-9cis

G+ & G− & F

52, 58

3OH-C14:0

G−

54

C18:2n-6cis

F

52, 62

C18:3n-3

F

41, 57, 63, 64

Cyclo-C19:0

G−

53

2OH-C16:0

G−

51

C20:0

P

65

20:1n-9cis

F

41, 63

20:3n-6

P

66

C20:4n-6

P

67

  1. G+: gram positive bacteria; G−: gram negative bacteria; F: fungi; P: protozoa.
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