Exploring Leeuwenhoek's legacy: The abundance and diversity of protozoa

International Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-133

  Finlay, Bland J ^a   Esteban, Genoveva F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliates biodiversity; Protozoa; Ubiquity a. Van leeuwenhoek

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTORY; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; ECOSYSTEM; GENOTYPE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035469049     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/slOI23-001-0027-y     Document Type: Article

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