Mesocosm study of particle dynamics and control of particle-associated bacteria by flagellate grazing

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 325, Issue , 2006, Pages 15-27

  Tang, Kam W ^a   Grossart, Hans Peter ^b   Yam, Emily M ^a   Jackson, George A ^c   Ducklow, Hugh W ^a   Kiørboe, Thomas ^d  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b IGB Neuglobsow   (Germany)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Bacteria; Chemotaxis; Colonization; Flagellates; Grazing mortality; Marine snow

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; FLAGELLATE; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENCE TIME;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 33845397590     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps325015     Document Type: Article

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