Bacterial endosymbionts in Asellus aquaticus (Isopoda) and Gammarus pulex (Amphipoda) and their contribution to digestion

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2208-2213

  Zimmer, Martin ^a   Bartholmé, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CRUSTACEAN; DETRITIVORY; DIGESTION; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION;

AMPHIPODA; ASELLIDAE; ASELLUS; ASELLUS AQUATICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; ISOPODA; MICROBIOTA; PULEX;

EID: 0346343581     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.6.2208     Document Type: Article

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