Ciliated protozoa and saprobical evaluation of water quality in the taro river (northern Italy)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-25

  Madoni, Paolo ^a   Zangrossi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Community; Distribution; River; Sapro bity

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CILIOPHORA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 17844362211     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000509356648     Document Type: Article

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