Burrows of marine nematodes as centres for microbial growth

Nematologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 320-329

  Jensen, Preben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

bacteria; ciliates; colonization; nematode burrows; sinusoidal tracks

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTURBATION; BURROW; BURROWS; COLONIZATION; FREE-LIVING NEMATODES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

DIPLOLAIMELLA OCELLATA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0029669495     PISSN: 00282596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/004425996X00056     Document Type: Article

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