Visualization of the respiring bacteria in sediments inhabited by Capitella sp. 1

Fisheries Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 170-175

  Wu, Shiow Shyan ^a,c   Tsutsumi, Hiroaki ^b   Kita Tsukamoto, Kumiko ^a   Kogure, Kazuhiro ^a   Ohwada, Kouichi ^a,b   Wada, Minoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

2 (p iodophenyl) 3 (p nitrophenyl) 5 phenyl tetrazolium chloride (INT); Bacteria; Bioturbation; Capitella sp. 1; INT formazan

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPITELLA; CAPITELLA SP.1; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0037327855     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2003.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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