Effects of suspended matter quality and virus abundance on microbial parameters: Experimental evidence from a large European river

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-173

  Kernegger, Lisa ^a   Zweimüller, Irene ^a   Peduzzi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Particles; River; River snow; Suspended matter; Virus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70350191411     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01341     Document Type: Article

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