A predictive model of bacterial foraging by means of freely released extracellular enzymes

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-92

  Vetter, Y A ^a   Deming, J W ^a   Jumars, P A ^a   Krieger Brockett, B B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FORAGING; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODEL;

BACTERIA; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME; FORAGING; MODELLING;

EID: 0031840704     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900095     Document Type: Article

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