Survival response of Bacteriovorax in surface biofilm versus suspension when stressed by extremes in environmental conditions

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 474-484

  Williams, Henry N ^a,b   Turng, Been Foo ^a   Kelley, Jacqueline I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; SALINITY;

BIOFILMS; COLD TEMPERATURE; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RIVERS; SALINITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIOVORAX; BDELLOVIBRIO; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 70350366725     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9499-7     Document Type: Article

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