Significance of viral lysis and flagellate grazing as factors controlling bacterioplankton production in a eutrophic lake

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 431-438

  Weinbauer, Markus G ^a   Höfle, Manfred G ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; EUTROPHIC LAKE; FLAGELLATE; GRAZING; PRODUCTION; VIRAL LYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLATE; GERMANY; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; RISK FACTOR;

GERMANY; LAKE PLUSSSEE;

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

EID: 0344588874     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.431-438.1998     Document Type: Article

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