Factors affecting predation by Cyclidium sp. and Euplotes sp. on PAH-degrading and nondegrading bacteria

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-12

  Tso, S F ^a   Taghon, G L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; PREDATION; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; MODELING; PAH; PREDATION; PROTOZOA;

CYCLIDIUM; EUPLOTES; VIBRIO;

EID: 0032955723     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900125     Document Type: Article

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