The influence of preculture conditions and food quality on the ingestion and digestion process of three species of heterotrophic nanoflagellates

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 168-176

  Boenigk, J ^a   Matz, C ^b   Jurgens K ^b   Arndt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL VACUOLE; DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

DIGESTION; FOOD QUALITY; INGESTION RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAFETERIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NEGIBACTERIA; OCHROMONAS; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPUMELLA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034882743     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002480000116     Document Type: Article

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