Grazing of heterotrophic nanoflagellates on the eukaryotic picoautotroph Choricystis sp.

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-59

  Brȩk Laitinen, Grazyna ^a   Ojala, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bodo saltans; Choricystis sp.; Grazing; Heterotrophic nanoflagellates; Picoeukaryotes; Rhynchomonas sp.

Indexed keywords

BODO SALTANS; CHORICYSTIS; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROKARYOTA; RHYNCHOMONAS;

EID: 78651376213     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01457     Document Type: Article

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