Problems associated with the use of azide as an inhibitor of microbial activity in soil

M Rozycki; R Bartha

doi:10.1128/aem.41.3.833-836.1981

Problems associated with the use of azide as an inhibitor of microbial activity in soil

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1981 Mar;41(3):833-6. doi: 10.1128/aem.41.3.833-836.1981.

Authors

M Rozycki¹, R Bartha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Cook College, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903.

Abstract

Problems associated with the use of sodium or potassium azide as an inhibitor of microbial activity in soil include erroneous CO(2) evolution readings, shifts in inhibitor concentration, rise in soil pH, and explosion hazard.