Proteolytic and glycolytic activities in size-fractionated surface water samples from an oligotrophic reservoir in relation to plankton communities

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-292

  Richardot, Mathilde ^a   Debroas, Didier ^a   Thouvenot, Antoine ^a   Romagoux, Jean Claude ^a   Berthon, Jean Louis ^b   Devaux, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Glycolytic activities; Organic matter; Proteolytic activity; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA;

EID: 0033387436     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000270050066     Document Type: Article

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