An improved method for collecting heterotrophic microorganisms living on pebbles in streams

Limnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-46

  Fukuda, Miwa ^a   Ashida, Atsuko ^b   Tomaru, Yuji ^c   Nakano, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kohnan Women's High School   (Japan)

^c JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Ciliates; Heterotrophic nanoflagellates; Pebbles; Stream environment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; MICROORGANISM; PEBBLE; SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA;

EID: 2442537096     PISSN: 14398621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10201-003-0107-0     Document Type: Article

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