Exopolymer production and microcolony formation by planktonic freshwater bacteria: Defence against protistan grazing

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-308

  Hahn, Martin W ^a,c   Lünsdorf, Heinrich ^b   Janke, Lore ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Exopolymers; Flagellate grazing; Lectins; Microcolony formation; Predation protection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA;

EID: 4143049195     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame035297     Document Type: Article

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