Enhancement of marine bacterial growth by mineral surfaces

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 911-918

  Taylor, Gordon T ^a   Gulnick, Jeanne D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epibacteria; Growth efficiency; Hydrolytic enzymes; Interfaces; Sorption

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; EPIBACTERIA; GROWTH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SORPTION;

EID: 0029660707     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-117     Document Type: Article

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