Sterol composition of freshwater algivorous ciliates does not resemble dietary composition

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-81

  Boechat I G ^a   Kruger A ^a   Adrian, R ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; FRESH WATER; STEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOPHYTA; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CULTURE MEDIA; ERGOSTEROL; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STEROLS; STIGMASTEROL;

ALGAE; BALANION PLANCTONICUM; CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS PHASEOLUS; CRYPTOPHYTA; UROTRICHA FARCTA;

EID: 33846665884     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-006-9014-3     Document Type: Article

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