The bacterivory of interstitial ciliates in association with bacterial biomass and production in the hyporheic zone of a lowland stream

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-64

  Königs, Sascha ^a   Cleven, Ernst Josef ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial biomass; Bacterial production; Bacterivory; Ciliates; FISH; Hyporheic zone

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

BACTERIVORY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HYPORHEIC ZONE; INGESTION RATE; INTERSTITIAL ENVIRONMENT; STREAM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIVORY; BIOMASS; CILIATE; CINETOCHILUM MARGARITACEUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OCEAN CURRENT; PLEURONEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VORTICELLA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARBON; CILIOPHORA; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESH WATER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; VACUOLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CINETOCHILUM MARGARITACEUM; PLEURONEMA; SCUTICOCILIATIA; VORTICELLA;

EID: 34250021885     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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