Spatial and temporal dynamics of a plume of phototrophic microorganisms in a meromictic alpine lake using turbidity as a measure of cell density

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-113

  Egli, Konrad ^a   Wiggli, Markus ^a   Fritz, Markus ^a   Klug, Johannes ^a   Gerss, Joachim ^a   Bachofen, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amoebobacter purpureus; Bacterial movement; Chromatium okenii; In vivo; Oscillations; Phototrophic bacteria; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMATIUM; CHROMATIUM OKENII; LAMPROCYSTIS PURPUREA; PHOTOBACTERIA; THIOCAPSA;

EID: 4143078201     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame035105     Document Type: Article

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