Effects of the properties of the bacterial community on pH adaptation during recolonisation of a humus soil
A humus soil with a pH of 4.9 was fumigated with chloroform for 5 h, after which only 1% of the initial bacterial activity remained. Half of the fumigated soil was limed to a pH of 7.5. Both the unlimed soil (UL) and the experimentally limed soil (EL) were inoculated with unfumigated (UL) soil or a field-limed (FL) soil with a pH of 6.1. The pH tolerance and activity of each developing bacterial c
