Are Bacteria the Major Producers of Extracellular Glycolytic Enzymes in Aquatic Environments?

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-117

  Vrba, Jaroslav ^a,b   Callieri, Cristiana ^c   Bittl, Thomas ^a,d,e   Šimek, Karel ^a,b   Bertoni, Roberto ^c   Filandr, Pavel ^b   Hartman, Petr ^a   Hejzlar, Josef ^a   Macek, Miroslav ^a   Nedoma, Jiří ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c CNR Institute of Ecosystem Study   (Italy)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^e Wasserwirtschaftsamt Amberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

glucosidase; glucosidase; N acetylhexosaminidase; Daphnia longispina; Diatoms; Ectoenzyme activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 10744231254     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200310673     Document Type: Article

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