Bacterivory by the ciliate Euplotes in different states of hunger

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 137-147

  Zubkov, Mikhail V ^a   Sleigh, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria consumption; Dual radioactive labelled bacteria; Gross growth efficiency; Microbial loop; Protozoan grazing; Starvation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMENOPHOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION; VIBRIO; BACTERIVORY; CATERING SERVICE; CELL DIVISION; CILIATE; EUPLOTES; FEEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUNGER;

EUPLOTES;

LEUCINE; THYMIDINE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIVORY; CILIATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROSS GROWTH EFFICIENCY; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; STARVATION;

EID: 0030176990     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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