[3H]Leucine incorporation method as a tool to measure secondary production by periphytic bacteria associated to the roots of floating aquatic macrophyte

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-31

  Miranda, M R ^a   Guimaraes J R D ^a   Coelho Souza, A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial activity; Biofilm; Eichornia crassipes; Periphyton; Radiolabelled; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; LEUCINE H 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LEUCINE;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EICHORNIA CRASSIPES; ISOTOPE LABELING; MACROMOLECULE; MACROPHYTE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOMASS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEUCINE; PLANT ROOTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34548853395     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.06.020     Document Type: Article

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