Bacterivorous nematodes stimulate microbial growth and exopolymer production in marine sediment microcosms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 419, Issue , 2010, Pages 85-94

  Hubas, Cédric ^a   Sachidhanandam, Calaivany ^a   Rybarczyk, Hervé ^a   Lubarsky, Helen V ^b   Rigaux, Annelien ^c   Moens, Tom ^c   Paterson, David M ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Benthic diatoms; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Free living nematodes; Intertidal; Marine sediment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; DIATOM; EXOPOLYMER; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROCOSM; NEMATODE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPLOLAIMELLOIDES MEYLI; NEMATODA;

EID: 78650104678     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08851     Document Type: Article

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