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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > biological resources > biomass > microbial biomass
Preferred Term:

microbial biomass

Definition:
The total amount of organic matter present in microorganisms typically in a particular environment.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
biomass
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/146788
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