Ciliate-Vibrio cholerae interactions within a microbial loop: An experimental study

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-266

  Macek, Miroslav ^a,c   Carlos, Gabriela ^b   Memije, Patricia ^b   Ramírez, Pedro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Clearance rate; Colpoda steinii; Cyclidium glaucoma; Non culturable vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; COLPODA STEINII; CYCLIDIUM GLAUCOMA; PROTISTA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA SP.; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0642379474     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame013257     Document Type: Article

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