Growth phase and elemental stoichiometry of bacterial prey influences ciliate grazing selectivity

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 466-471

  Gruber, David F ^a,b   Tuorto, Steven ^a   Taghon, Gary L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria growth phase; Microbial loop protozoa grazing; Selective grazing

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIUM; CILIATE; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOOD SELECTION; GRAZING; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROBIAL LOOP; PREY SIZE; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPLOTES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARBON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPLOTES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NITROGEN; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CYCLIDIUM; CYCLIDIUM GLAUCOMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES VANNUS; GLAUCOMA (CILIATE); PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 69949099870     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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