Enumeration of protozoa and bacteria in muddy sediment

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-148

  Tso, S F ^a   Taghon, G L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENUMERATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; MUDDY SEDIMENT; PROTOZOA; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0030613323     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900016     Document Type: Article

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