Studying undisturbed autotrophic biofilms: Still a technical challenge

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Barranguet, C ^a   Van Beusekom, S A M ^a   Venger, B ^a   Neu, T R ^b   Manders, E M M ^c   Sinke, J J ^d   Admiraal, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UZF Ctr Environ Res Leipzig Halle   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilms; Chlorophyll; CLSM; Lectins; Microalgae; PAM fluorimetry

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4143097163     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame034001     Document Type: Article

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