Top-down impact of bacterivorous nematodes on the bacterial community structure: A microcosm study

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 733-744

  De Mesel, Ilse ^a   Derycke, Sofie ^a   Moens, Tom ^a   Van Der Gucht, Katleen ^a,b   Vincx, Magda ^a   Swings, Jean ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEMATODE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POPULATION GENETICS; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GENES, RRNA; GENETICS, POPULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POACEAE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPLOLAIMELLA; DIPLOLAIMELLOIDES MEYLI; MONHYSTERIDA; NEMATODA; PANAGROLAIMUS; POACEAE; SPARTINA;

EID: 3042739677     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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