Prey-predator dynamics in communities of culturable soil bacteria and protozoa: Differential effects of mercury

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1175-1181

  Holtze, Maria S ^a,b   Ekelund, Flemming ^a   Rasmussen, Lasse D ^a   Jacobsen, Carsten S ^b   Johnsen, Kaare ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioavailable mercury; Microcosms; Prey predator dynamics; Protozoa; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOSENSORS; SOILS;

BIOAVAILABILITY;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTOZOAN; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0042199136     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00178-0     Document Type: Article

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