An evaluation of methods to study the gut bacterial community composition of freshwater zooplankton

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 997-1006

  Peter, Hannes ^a,b   Sommaruga, Ruben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FRESHWATER; HYBRIDIZATION; STOMACH CONTENT; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACANTHODIAPTOMUS DENTICORNIS; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COPEPODA; CYTOPHAGA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; FLAVOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 54249106776     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn061     Document Type: Article

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