Activity and growth efficiency of heterotrophic bacteria in a salt marsh (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

Microbiological Research

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-290

  Cunha, M A ^a   Pedro, R ^a   Almeida, M A ^a   Silva, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacterial activity; Growth efficiency; Monomer metabolism; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; MONOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SALTS;

BACTERIAL UTILIZATION; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; SALINITY;

BACTERIA;

GROWTH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SALINITY; SALTMARSH;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALIMIONE; HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SARCOCORNIA PERENNIS;

EID: 20444420888     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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