Digestion of bacteria by the freshwater ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-174

  Thurman, J ^a   Drinkall, J ^a   Parry, J D ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egestion; Feeding history; Ingestion; Phagosome; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MESORHIZOBIUM; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 77954291933     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01413     Document Type: Article

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