Bacterial Activity and Bacterioplankton Diversity in the Eutrophic River Warnow-Direct Measurement of Bacterial Growth Efficiency and Its Effect on Carbon Utilization

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 190-200

  Warkentin, Mareike ^a   Freese, Heike M ^a,b   Schumann, Rhena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650649157     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9729-z     Document Type: Article

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