Bacterivory in ciliates isolated from constructed wetlands (reed beds) used for wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1989-1996

  Decamp, Olivier ^a   Warren, Alan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Constructed wetlands; Escherichia coli; Flourescently labelled bacteria; Grazing; Protozoa; Root zone method; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTOZOA; WASTEWATER; WETLANDS;

BACTERIVOROUS ACTIVITY; CILIATE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FLUORESCENTLY LABELLED BACTERIA; GRAZING; ROOT ZONE METHOD;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WETLAND;

BACTERIVORY; CILIATE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CILIATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENOMORPHA; CILIOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALTERIA; OXYTRICHIDAE; PARAMECIUM; PHRAGMITES; PLAGIOPYLA; PROTOZOA; SCUTICOCILIATIA;

EID: 0032126981     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00461-2     Document Type: Article

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