Microbial interactions affecting the natural transformation of Bacillus subtilis in a model aquatic ecosystem

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-218

  Matsui, Kazuaki ^a,c   Ishii, Nobuyoshi ^b   Kawabata, Zen'ichiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Euglena gracilis; Microbial interaction; Natural transformation; Tetrahymena thermophila

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSFORMATION INHIBITORY FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; COCULTURE; ENERGY; EUGLENA GRACILIS; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ALGAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; PROTISTA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0043065367     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00148-X     Document Type: Article

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