Longitudinal changes in bacterial community composition in river epilithic biofilms: Influence of nutrients and organic matter

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-152

  Kobayashi, Yuki ^a   Kim, Chulgoo ^a,c   Yoshimizu, Chikage ^a,b   Kohzu, Ayato ^a,b,d   Tayasu, Ichiro ^a   Nagata, Toshi ^a,e  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial community; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Dissolved organic carbon; Epilithic biofilm; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Nutrients; River; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 61949237544     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01258     Document Type: Article

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