Regulation of periphytic leucine-aminopeptidase activity

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-258

  Francoeur, Steven N ^a,b   Wetzel, Robert G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal bacterial interaction; Biofilm; Extracellular enzymes; Periphyton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038477087     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame031249     Document Type: Article

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