Quantification of cell-specific substrate uptake by probe-defined bacteria under in situ conditions by microautoradiography and fluorescence in situ hybridization

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-211

  Nielsen, Jeppe Lund ^a   Christensen, Dinna ^a   Kloppenborg, Marie ^a   Halkjær Nielsen, Per ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATES; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; SEWAGE; TRITIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CANDIDATUS MEGANEMA PERIDEROEDES; THIOTHRIX; THIOTHRIX SP.; TRIXIS;

EID: 0037347176     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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