Grazing behavior of heterotrophic nanoflagellates observed with a high speed VTR system

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 484-487

  Ishigaki, Tetsuji ^a,b   Terazaki, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinomonas; Cafeteria; Feeding strategies; Grazing cycle times; Grazing patterns

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMONAS MIRABILIS; CAFETERIA ROENBERGENSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLAGELLATE; GRAZING;

ACTINOMONAS; ACTINOMONAS MIRABILIS; ACTINOPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAFETERIA; CAFETERIA ROENBERGENSIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MIRABILIS;

EID: 0031741793     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05104.x     Document Type: Article

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