Species-independent maintenance energy and natural population sizes

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-44

  Harder, Jens ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic methane oxidation; Chemostat; Dormancy; Microbial growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATION; CHEMOSTAT; DORMANCY; MAINTENANCE ENERGY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE;

EID: 0030613411     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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