Influence of nutrient status and grazing pressure on the fate of Francisella tularensis in lake water

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-80

  Thelaus, Johanna ^a,b   Andersson, Agneta ^a   Mathisen, Peter ^a   Forslund, Anna Lena ^b   Noppa, Laila ^b   Forsman, Mats ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecology; Francisella; Predation; Productivity; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; FOOD WEB; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAKE WATER; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDATION; SUBSPECIES; SURVIVAL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; FLAGELLATE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GRAZING; MICROCOSM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRESH WATER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MASTIGOPHORA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TULAREMIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 57449089752     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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