Does the term "Microbial biomass" include both microflora (e.g. bacteria and fungi) and microfauna (e.g. protozoa and nematodes) or only microflora?

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I have two two soil samples, dark coloured and light coloured. They both have the same soil pH (4.7). In an attempt to raise their soil pH to neutral I realised that the dark coloured soil took...

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Is the period to autoclave not enough? The inoculation in a hood and flame and UV and alcohol.

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