Heterotrophic nanoflagellate enhancement of bacterial growth through nutrient remineralization in chemostat culture

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-37

  Selph, Karen E ^a   Landry, Michael R ^a   Laws, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth rates; Chemostats; FLB; Flow cytometry; Gross growth efficiency; Nanoflagellate grazing; Nutrient remineralization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARAPHYSOMONAS; PARAPHYSOMONAS BANDAIENSIS; PROTISTA;

EID: 0038580878     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame032023     Document Type: Article

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