Effects of starvation on aggregate colonization and motility of marine bacteria

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-215

  Yam, Emily M ^a   Tang, Kam W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Bacterial colonization; Detachment; Image analyses; Motility; Starvation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42149110250     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame048207     Document Type: Article

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